Nurses and midwives, total in Oman in 2024 — 24,231 people. Ranked 36 in the world out of 75. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 5,284.7%.
1975–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,231 | — | — |
| 2022 | 22,045 | +1,670 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 20,375 | +264 | +1.31% |
| 2020 | 20,111 | −212 | −1.04% |
| 2019 | 20,323 | +56 | +0.28% |
| 2018 | 20,267 | +329 | +1.65% |
| 2017 | 19,938 | +178 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 19,760 | +429 | +2.22% |
| 2015 | 19,331 | +536 | +2.85% |
| 2014 | 18,795 | +1,865 | +11.02% |
| 2013 | 16,930 | +1,303 | +8.34% |
| 2012 | 15,627 | +1,389 | +9.76% |
| 2011 | 14,238 | +1,373 | +10.67% |
| 2010 | 12,865 | +763 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 12,102 | +869 | +7.74% |
| 2008 | 11,233 | +839 | +8.07% |
| 2007 | 10,394 | +779 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 9,615 | +338 | +3.64% |
| 2005 | 9,277 | +531 | +6.07% |
| 2004 | 8,746 | +145 | +1.69% |
| 2003 | 8,601 | +359 | +4.36% |
| 2002 | 8,242 | — | — |
| 2000 | 7,829 | +1,391 | +21.61% |
| 1999 | 6,438 | +73 | +1.15% |
| 1998 | 6,365 | +573 | +9.89% |
| 1997 | 5,792 | — | — |
| 1995 | 6,036 | — | — |
| 1990 | 4,147 | — | — |
| 1985 | 2,288 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1,096 | — | — |
| 1975 | 450 | — | — |
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.
