Nurses and midwives, total in Nepal in 2024 — 123,417 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 943.7%.
2004–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123,417 | +1,916 | +1.58% |
| 2023 | 121,501 | — | — |
| 2021 | 104,790 | +7,420 | +7.62% |
| 2020 | 97,370 | +2,828 | +2.99% |
| 2019 | 94,542 | +7,209 | +8.25% |
| 2018 | 87,333 | +8,638 | +10.98% |
| 2017 | 78,695 | — | — |
| 2014 | 57,495 | +7,082 | +14.05% |
| 2013 | 50,413 | +7,283 | +16.89% |
| 2012 | 43,130 | — | — |
| 2004 | 11,825 | — | — |
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.
