Nurses and midwives, total in the Netherlands in 2023 — 203,188 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 124. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 60.6%.
2002–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 203,188 | −6,142 | −2.93% |
| 2022 | 209,330 | +4,975 | +2.43% |
| 2021 | 204,355 | +6,589 | +3.33% |
| 2020 | 197,766 | +6,758 | +3.54% |
| 2019 | 191,008 | −5,491 | −2.79% |
| 2018 | 196,499 | +5,068 | +2.65% |
| 2017 | 191,431 | +5,861 | +3.16% |
| 2016 | 185,570 | +3,500 | +1.92% |
| 2015 | 182,070 | +4,200 | +2.36% |
| 2014 | 177,870 | — | — |
| 2008 | 138,200 | +2,200 | +1.62% |
| 2007 | 136,000 | +1,900 | +1.42% |
| 2006 | 134,100 | +400 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 133,700 | +1,300 | +0.98% |
| 2004 | 132,400 | +2,600 | +2% |
| 2003 | 129,800 | +3,300 | +2.61% |
| 2002 | 126,500 | — | — |
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.
