Nurses and midwives, total in Norway in 2023 — 88,530 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 124. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 37.2%.
2002–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 88,530 | +713 | +0.81% |
| 2022 | 87,817 | −47 | −0.05% |
| 2021 | 87,864 | +1,590 | +1.84% |
| 2020 | 86,274 | +1,095 | +1.29% |
| 2019 | 85,179 | +1,260 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 83,919 | +573 | +0.69% |
| 2017 | 83,346 | +1,326 | +1.62% |
| 2016 | 82,020 | +1,480 | +1.84% |
| 2015 | 80,540 | −9,067 | −10.12% |
| 2014 | 89,607 | +2,181 | +2.49% |
| 2013 | 87,426 | +1,765 | +2.06% |
| 2012 | 85,661 | +1,771 | +2.11% |
| 2011 | 83,890 | +2,462 | +3.02% |
| 2010 | 81,428 | +2,012 | +2.53% |
| 2009 | 79,416 | +2,664 | +3.47% |
| 2008 | 76,752 | +1,496 | +1.99% |
| 2007 | 75,256 | +1,447 | +1.96% |
| 2006 | 73,809 | +2,096 | +2.92% |
| 2005 | 71,713 | +2,441 | +3.52% |
| 2004 | 69,272 | +2,283 | +3.41% |
| 2003 | 66,989 | +2,440 | +3.78% |
| 2002 | 64,549 | — | — |
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.
