Nurses and midwives, total in the OECD in 2023 — 10,292,771 people. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 161.2%.
1995–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.29M | −2.15M | −17.28% |
| 2022 | 12.44M | +1.16M | +10.27% |
| 2021 | 11.28M | −1.26M | −10.04% |
| 2020 | 12.54M | +1.67M | +15.32% |
| 2019 | 10.88M | −802,647 | −6.87% |
| 2018 | 11.68M | +1.74M | +17.55% |
| 2017 | 9.94M | −1.28M | −11.38% |
| 2016 | 11.21M | +1.76M | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 9.45M | −1.24M | −11.61% |
| 2014 | 10.7M | +1.76M | +19.74% |
| 2013 | 8.93M | −1.3M | −12.69% |
| 2012 | 10.23M | +1.58M | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 8.66M | −1.16M | −11.85% |
| 2010 | 9.82M | +1.5M | +18.06% |
| 2009 | 8.32M | −1.24M | −13.01% |
| 2008 | 9.56M | +1.45M | +17.94% |
| 2007 | 8.11M | −836,935 | −9.36% |
| 2006 | 8.94M | +1.14M | +14.61% |
| 2005 | 7.8M | −992,818 | −11.29% |
| 2004 | 8.8M | +1.45M | +19.69% |
| 2003 | 7.35M | −1.08M | −12.83% |
| 2002 | 8.43M | +1.43M | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 7M | −948,352 | −11.93% |
| 2000 | 7.95M | +2.66M | +50.23% |
| 1999 | 5.29M | −152,353 | −2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.44M | +491,175 | +9.92% |
| 1997 | 4.95M | +64,759 | +1.32% |
| 1996 | 4.89M | +948,695 | +24.08% |
| 1995 | 3.94M | — | — |
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.