Nurses and midwives, total in New Zealand in 2024 — 68,428 people. Ranked 23 in the world out of 75. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 17.8%.
1980–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68,428 | +5,200 | +8.22% |
| 2023 | 63,228 | +2,352 | +3.86% |
| 2022 | 60,876 | +2,219 | +3.78% |
| 2021 | 58,657 | +1,869 | +3.29% |
| 2020 | 56,788 | +3,013 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 53,775 | +1,031 | +1.95% |
| 2018 | 52,744 | +1,359 | +2.64% |
| 2017 | 51,385 | +543 | +1.07% |
| 2016 | 50,842 | +1,121 | +2.25% |
| 2015 | 49,721 | +1,580 | +3.28% |
| 2014 | 48,141 | +1,048 | +2.23% |
| 2013 | 47,093 | +377 | +0.81% |
| 2012 | 46,716 | −196 | −0.42% |
| 2011 | 46,912 | +694 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 46,218 | +1,882 | +4.24% |
| 2009 | 44,336 | +337 | +0.77% |
| 2008 | 43,999 | +2,630 | +6.36% |
| 2007 | 41,369 | +2,073 | +5.28% |
| 2006 | 39,296 | −845 | −2.11% |
| 2005 | 40,141 | +1,657 | +4.31% |
| 2004 | 38,484 | +1,970 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 36,514 | −583 | −1.57% |
| 2002 | 37,097 | −2,327 | −5.9% |
| 2001 | 39,424 | +2,448 | +6.62% |
| 2000 | 36,976 | +206 | +0.56% |
| 1999 | 36,770 | +7 | +0.02% |
| 1998 | 36,763 | +2,747 | +8.08% |
| 1997 | 34,016 | −2,287 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | 36,303 | +581 | +1.63% |
| 1995 | 35,722 | +1,048 | +3.02% |
| 1994 | 34,674 | +1,245 | +3.72% |
| 1993 | 33,429 | +2,367 | +7.62% |
| 1992 | 31,062 | −1,377 | −4.24% |
| 1991 | 32,439 | +1,184 | +3.79% |
| 1990 | 31,255 | — | — |
| 1988 | 33,495 | +4,364 | +14.98% |
| 1987 | 29,131 | −68,822 | −70.26% |
| 1986 | 97,953 | +3,713 | +3.94% |
| 1985 | 94,240 | +238 | +0.25% |
| 1984 | 94,002 | −261 | −0.28% |
| 1983 | 94,263 | +4,593 | +5.12% |
| 1982 | 89,670 | +3,622 | +4.21% |
| 1981 | 86,048 | +2,775 | +3.33% |
| 1980 | 83,273 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
385,504
New Zealand
68,428
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.