Nurses and midwives, total in Moldova in 2023 — 19,374 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 46.2%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19,374 | −90 | −0.46% |
| 2022 | 19,464 | −178 | −0.91% |
| 2021 | 19,642 | +769 | +4.07% |
| 2020 | 18,873 | −234 | −1.22% |
| 2019 | 19,107 | −1,305 | −6.39% |
| 2018 | 20,412 | −809 | −3.81% |
| 2017 | 21,221 | −239 | −1.11% |
| 2016 | 21,460 | +1,092 | +5.36% |
| 2015 | 20,368 | −1,266 | −5.85% |
| 2014 | 21,634 | −724 | −3.24% |
| 2013 | 22,358 | −489 | −2.14% |
| 2012 | 22,847 | −178 | −0.77% |
| 2011 | 23,025 | −54 | −0.23% |
| 2010 | 23,079 | +27 | +0.12% |
| 2009 | 23,052 | −67 | −0.29% |
| 2008 | 23,119 | −203 | −0.87% |
| 2007 | 23,322 | +35 | +0.15% |
| 2006 | 23,287 | −203 | −0.86% |
| 2005 | 23,490 | +1,890 | +8.75% |
| 2004 | 21,600 | −879 | −3.91% |
| 2003 | 22,479 | −674 | −2.91% |
| 2002 | 23,153 | −21 | −0.09% |
| 2001 | 23,174 | −635 | −2.67% |
| 2000 | 23,809 | −13,023 | −35.36% |
| 1999 | 36,832 | −5,947 | −13.9% |
| 1998 | 42,779 | −1,846 | −4.14% |
| 1997 | 44,625 | +1,184 | +2.73% |
| 1996 | 43,441 | −1,744 | −3.86% |
| 1995 | 45,185 | −2,539 | −5.32% |
| 1994 | 47,724 | −1,174 | −2.4% |
| 1993 | 48,898 | +14 | +0.03% |
| 1992 | 48,884 | −145 | −0.3% |
| 1991 | 49,029 | +720 | +1.49% |
| 1990 | 48,309 | +278 | +0.58% |
| 1989 | 48,031 | +1,576 | +3.39% |
| 1988 | 46,455 | +146 | +0.32% |
| 1987 | 46,309 | +1,723 | +3.86% |
| 1986 | 44,586 | +1,645 | +3.83% |
| 1985 | 42,941 | +1,247 | +2.99% |
| 1984 | 41,694 | +1,202 | +2.97% |
| 1983 | 40,492 | +1,790 | +4.63% |
| 1982 | 38,702 | +1,006 | +2.67% |
| 1981 | 37,696 | +1,707 | +4.74% |
| 1980 | 35,989 | — | — |
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.
