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Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Latvia

Nurses and midwives, total in Latvia in 2023 — 8,211 people. Ranked 85 in the world out of 124. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 49.5%.

2023 8,211 people −0.21% vs 2022
World rank 85of 124
Period maximum 16,762 people1991
Period minimum 8,211 people2023

Trend over time

1989–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Latvia, 1989–20237,50010,00012,50015,00017,50019891993199720012005200920132017202120231989: 16,256 people1990: 16,699 people1991: 16,762 people1992: 15,377 people1993: 14,196 people1994: 12,481 people1995: 13,055 people1996: 12,842 people1997: 12,299 people1998: 11,573 people1999: 11,756 people2000: 11,324 people2001: 11,022 people2002: 11,013 people2003: 11,253 people2004: 11,507 people2005: 11,656 people2006: 12,940 people2007: 12,653 people2008: 12,563 people2009: 10,929 people2010: 10,922 people2011: 10,611 people2012: 10,283 people2013: 10,226 people2014: 10,010 people2015: 9,661 people2016: 9,489 people2017: 9,271 people2018: 8,788 people2019: 8,804 people2020: 8,348 people2021: 8,284 people2022: 8,228 people2023: 8,211 people
Change over the period: −8,045 (−49.49%) Average annual rate: -1.99 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 8,211 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.44M people
Northern Europe computed 1.01M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 8,211 −17 −0.21%
2022 8,228 −56 −0.68%
2021 8,284 −64 −0.77%
2020 8,348 −456 −5.18%
2019 8,804 +16 +0.18%
2018 8,788 −483 −5.21%
2017 9,271 −218 −2.3%
2016 9,489 −172 −1.78%
2015 9,661 −349 −3.49%
2014 10,010 −216 −2.11%
2013 10,226 −57 −0.55%
2012 10,283 −328 −3.09%
2011 10,611 −311 −2.85%
2010 10,922 −7 −0.06%
2009 10,929 −1,634 −13.01%
2008 12,563 −90 −0.71%
2007 12,653 −287 −2.22%
2006 12,940 +1,284 +11.02%
2005 11,656 +149 +1.29%
2004 11,507 +254 +2.26%
2003 11,253 +240 +2.18%
2002 11,013 −9 −0.08%
2001 11,022 −302 −2.67%
2000 11,324 −432 −3.67%
1999 11,756 +183 +1.58%
1998 11,573 −726 −5.9%
1997 12,299 −543 −4.23%
1996 12,842 −213 −1.63%
1995 13,055 +574 +4.6%
1994 12,481 −1,715 −12.08%
1993 14,196 −1,181 −7.68%
1992 15,377 −1,385 −8.26%
1991 16,762 +63 +0.38%
1990 16,699 +443 +2.73%
1989 16,256 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

GB United Kingdom 656,571 NO Norway 88,530 IE Ireland 76,794 FI Finland 72,926 DK Denmark 65,011 LT Lithuania 22,233 EE Estonia 9,626 LV Latvia 8,211 IS Iceland 6,148
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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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