Nurses and midwives, total in Jordan in 2024 — 38,609 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 75. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 178%.
1998–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38,609 | −4,343 | −10.11% |
| 2023 | 42,952 | +8,164 | +23.47% |
| 2022 | 34,788 | +1,740 | +5.27% |
| 2021 | 33,048 | — | — |
| 2019 | 33,810 | +5,696 | +20.26% |
| 2018 | 28,114 | −4,764 | −14.49% |
| 2017 | 32,878 | — | — |
| 2014 | 30,638 | +1,379 | +4.71% |
| 2013 | 29,259 | — | — |
| 2010 | 25,661 | +1,540 | +6.38% |
| 2009 | 24,121 | +4,735 | +24.42% |
| 2008 | 19,386 | +510 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 18,876 | −938 | −4.73% |
| 2006 | 19,814 | +2,386 | +13.69% |
| 2005 | 17,428 | −768 | −4.22% |
| 2004 | 18,196 | +2,009 | +12.41% |
| 2003 | 16,187 | +1,181 | +7.87% |
| 2002 | 15,006 | −906 | −5.69% |
| 2001 | 15,912 | +344 | +2.21% |
| 2000 | 15,568 | +890 | +6.06% |
| 1999 | 14,678 | +788 | +5.67% |
| 1998 | 13,890 | — | — |
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.
