Nurses and midwives, total in Italy in 2023 — 422,156 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29.1%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 422,156 | +2,844 | +0.68% |
| 2022 | 419,312 | +328 | +0.08% |
| 2021 | 418,984 | +28,681 | +7.35% |
| 2020 | 390,303 | +5,366 | +1.39% |
| 2019 | 384,937 | +21,183 | +5.82% |
| 2018 | 363,754 | −3,956 | −1.08% |
| 2017 | 367,710 | +13,688 | +3.87% |
| 2016 | 354,022 | +7,803 | +2.25% |
| 2015 | 346,219 | +9,881 | +2.94% |
| 2014 | 336,338 | +15,305 | +4.77% |
| 2013 | 321,033 | −1,268 | −0.39% |
| 2012 | 322,301 | −4,420 | −1.35% |
| 2011 | 326,721 | −514 | −0.16% |
| 2010 | 327,235 | −188 | −0.06% |
| 2009 | 327,423 | +1,611 | +0.49% |
| 2008 | 325,812 | +2,165 | +0.67% |
| 2007 | 323,647 | +9,190 | +2.92% |
| 2006 | 314,457 | +10,798 | +3.56% |
| 2005 | 303,659 | −6,266 | −2.02% |
| 2004 | 309,925 | −4,967 | −1.58% |
| 2003 | 314,892 | −19,113 | −5.72% |
| 2002 | 334,005 | +4,201 | +1.27% |
| 2001 | 329,804 | +2,928 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 326,876 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
