Nurses and midwives, total in Malaysia in 2024 — 143,307 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 75. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 277.3%.
1983–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143,307 | +908 | +0.64% |
| 2023 | 142,399 | +2,701 | +1.93% |
| 2022 | 139,698 | +3,652 | +2.68% |
| 2021 | 136,046 | +3,763 | +2.84% |
| 2020 | 132,283 | +1,025 | +0.78% |
| 2019 | 131,258 | +1,395 | +1.07% |
| 2018 | 129,863 | −939 | −0.72% |
| 2017 | 130,802 | +3,098 | +2.43% |
| 2016 | 127,704 | +2,359 | +1.88% |
| 2015 | 125,345 | +5,261 | +4.38% |
| 2014 | 120,084 | +4,294 | +3.71% |
| 2013 | 115,790 | +5,254 | +4.75% |
| 2012 | 110,536 | +10,346 | +10.33% |
| 2011 | 100,190 | +7,426 | +8.01% |
| 2010 | 92,764 | +8,946 | +10.67% |
| 2009 | 83,818 | +6,513 | +8.43% |
| 2008 | 77,305 | +7,033 | +10.01% |
| 2007 | 70,272 | +49 | +0.07% |
| 2006 | 70,223 | +4,656 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 65,567 | +5,502 | +9.16% |
| 2004 | 60,065 | +4,638 | +8.37% |
| 2003 | 55,427 | +3,618 | +6.98% |
| 2002 | 51,809 | +2,166 | +4.36% |
| 2001 | 49,643 | +2,590 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 47,053 | +3,819 | +8.83% |
| 1999 | 43,234 | +2,974 | +7.39% |
| 1998 | 40,260 | +9,627 | +31.43% |
| 1997 | 30,633 | +814 | +2.73% |
| 1996 | 29,819 | +1,000 | +3.47% |
| 1995 | 28,819 | −3,488 | −10.8% |
| 1994 | 32,307 | +2,605 | +8.77% |
| 1993 | 29,702 | +1,955 | +7.05% |
| 1992 | 27,747 | +1,239 | +4.67% |
| 1991 | 26,508 | +69 | +0.26% |
| 1990 | 26,439 | −1,212 | −4.38% |
| 1989 | 27,651 | +1,069 | +4.02% |
| 1988 | 26,582 | −8,886 | −25.05% |
| 1987 | 35,468 | −2,774 | −7.25% |
| 1986 | 38,242 | −6,033 | −13.63% |
| 1985 | 44,275 | +6,051 | +15.83% |
| 1984 | 38,224 | +239 | +0.63% |
| 1983 | 37,985 | — | — |
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.
