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Nurses and midwives, total — Lithuania

Nurses and midwives, total in Lithuania in 2023 — 22,233 people. Ranked 71 in the world out of 124. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 29.6%.

2023 22,233 people +0.63% vs 2022
World rank 71of 124
Period maximum 40,609 people1990
Period minimum 22,093 people2022

Trend over time

1981–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Lithuania, 1981–202320,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,0001981198619911996200120062011201620211981: 31,602 people1982: 33,242 people1983: 34,552 people1984: 35,709 people1985: 36,107 people1986: 37,191 people1987: 38,671 people1988: 39,260 people1989: 40,582 people1990: 40,609 people1991: 35,013 people1992: 34,914 people1993: 34,383 people1994: 34,608 people1995: 34,271 people1996: 34,139 people1997: 33,209 people1998: 32,662 people1999: 29,404 people2000: 28,082 people2001: 27,629 people2002: 26,835 people2003: 26,142 people2004: 25,564 people2005: 25,265 people2006: 25,105 people2007: 24,750 people2008: 24,813 people2009: 24,174 people2010: 23,722 people2011: 23,713 people2012: 23,585 people2013: 23,226 people2014: 23,192 people2015: 23,172 people2016: 23,020 people2017: 22,705 people2018: 22,677 people2019: 22,523 people2020: 22,693 people2021: 22,951 people2022: 22,093 people2023: 22,233 people
Change over the period: −9,369 (−29.65%) Average annual rate: -0.83 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lithuania 22,233 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.44M people
Northern Europe computed 1.01M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 22,233 +140 +0.63%
2022 22,093 −858 −3.74%
2021 22,951 +258 +1.14%
2020 22,693 +170 +0.75%
2019 22,523 −154 −0.68%
2018 22,677 −28 −0.12%
2017 22,705 −315 −1.37%
2016 23,020 −152 −0.66%
2015 23,172 −20 −0.09%
2014 23,192 −34 −0.15%
2013 23,226 −359 −1.52%
2012 23,585 −128 −0.54%
2011 23,713 −9 −0.04%
2010 23,722 −452 −1.87%
2009 24,174 −639 −2.58%
2008 24,813 +63 +0.25%
2007 24,750 −355 −1.41%
2006 25,105 −160 −0.63%
2005 25,265 −299 −1.17%
2004 25,564 −578 −2.21%
2003 26,142 −693 −2.58%
2002 26,835 −794 −2.87%
2001 27,629 −453 −1.61%
2000 28,082 −1,322 −4.5%
1999 29,404 −3,258 −9.97%
1998 32,662 −547 −1.65%
1997 33,209 −930 −2.72%
1996 34,139 −132 −0.39%
1995 34,271 −337 −0.97%
1994 34,608 +225 +0.65%
1993 34,383 −531 −1.52%
1992 34,914 −99 −0.28%
1991 35,013 −5,596 −13.78%
1990 40,609 +27 +0.07%
1989 40,582 +1,322 +3.37%
1988 39,260 +589 +1.52%
1987 38,671 +1,480 +3.98%
1986 37,191 +1,084 +3%
1985 36,107 +398 +1.11%
1984 35,709 +1,157 +3.35%
1983 34,552 +1,310 +3.94%
1982 33,242 +1,640 +5.19%
1981 31,602 — —

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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