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Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Ireland

Nurses and midwives, total in Ireland in 2024 — 80,947 people. Ranked 22 in the world out of 75. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 96.3%.

2024 80,947 people +5.41% vs 2023
World rank 22of 75
Period maximum 91,138 people2020
Period minimum 41,233 people1994

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Ireland, 1994–202440,00060,00080,000100,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 41,233 people1995: 42,937 people1996: 44,822 people1997: 47,157 people1998: 48,579 people1999: 50,940 people2000: 53,072 people2001: 57,059 people2002: 60,084 people2003: 58,981 people2004: 50,200 people2005: 50,800 people2006: 53,600 people2007: 59,975 people2008: 60,850 people2009: 58,625 people2010: 61,325 people2011: 59,275 people2012: 59,725 people2013: 58,050 people2014: 56,725 people2015: 58,050 people2016: 54,975 people2017: 69,120 people2018: 62,700 people2019: 76,363 people2020: 91,138 people2021: 68,448 people2022: 72,018 people2023: 76,794 people2024: 80,947 people
Change over the period: +39,714 (+96.32%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %
Nurses and midwives, total — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 80,947 +4,153 +5.41%
2023 76,794 +4,776 +6.63%
2022 72,018 +3,570 +5.22%
2021 68,448 −22,690 −24.9%
2020 91,138 +14,775 +19.35%
2019 76,363 +13,663 +21.79%
2018 62,700 −6,420 −9.29%
2017 69,120 +14,145 +25.73%
2016 54,975 −3,075 −5.3%
2015 58,050 +1,325 +2.34%
2014 56,725 −1,325 −2.28%
2013 58,050 −1,675 −2.8%
2012 59,725 +450 +0.76%
2011 59,275 −2,050 −3.34%
2010 61,325 +2,700 +4.61%
2009 58,625 −2,225 −3.66%
2008 60,850 +875 +1.46%
2007 59,975 +6,375 +11.89%
2006 53,600 +2,800 +5.51%
2005 50,800 +600 +1.2%
2004 50,200 −8,781 −14.89%
2003 58,981 −1,103 −1.84%
2002 60,084 +3,025 +5.3%
2001 57,059 +3,987 +7.51%
2000 53,072 +2,132 +4.19%
1999 50,940 +2,361 +4.86%
1998 48,579 +1,422 +3.02%
1997 47,157 +2,335 +5.21%
1996 44,822 +1,885 +4.39%
1995 42,937 +1,704 +4.13%
1994 41,233 — —

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IE Ireland 80,947 IS Iceland 6,327
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About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.

Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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