Nurses and midwives, total in Malta in 2023 — 4,401 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 124. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 208.8%.
1981–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,401 | −4 | −0.09% |
| 2022 | 4,405 | +7 | +0.16% |
| 2021 | 4,398 | +13 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4,385 | +247 | +5.97% |
| 2019 | 4,138 | +127 | +3.17% |
| 2018 | 4,011 | +29 | +0.73% |
| 2017 | 3,982 | +66 | +1.69% |
| 2016 | 3,916 | +287 | +7.91% |
| 2015 | 3,629 | +26 | +0.72% |
| 2014 | 3,603 | +452 | +14.34% |
| 2013 | 3,151 | +179 | +6.02% |
| 2012 | 2,972 | +21 | +0.71% |
| 2011 | 2,951 | +113 | +3.98% |
| 2010 | 2,838 | +126 | +4.65% |
| 2009 | 2,712 | −71 | −2.55% |
| 2008 | 2,783 | +243 | +9.57% |
| 2007 | 2,540 | +129 | +5.35% |
| 2006 | 2,411 | +66 | +2.81% |
| 2005 | 2,345 | +85 | +3.76% |
| 2004 | 2,260 | +66 | +3.01% |
| 2003 | 2,194 | +12 | +0.55% |
| 2002 | 2,182 | +709 | +48.13% |
| 2001 | 1,473 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1,672 | −44 | −2.56% |
| 1988 | 1,716 | +0 | +0% |
| 1987 | 1,716 | — | — |
| 1982 | 1,548 | +123 | +8.63% |
| 1981 | 1,425 | — | — |
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.
