Nurses and midwives, total in Pakistan in 2024 — 131,448 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 75. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 254.6%.
1992–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131,448 | — | — |
| 2021 | 124,528 | — | — |
| 2019 | 104,640 | −98,506 | −48.49% |
| 2018 | 203,146 | +78,701 | +63.24% |
| 2017 | 124,445 | +25,217 | +25.41% |
| 2016 | 99,228 | +4,462 | +4.71% |
| 2015 | 94,766 | +4,490 | +4.97% |
| 2014 | 90,276 | −10,697 | −10.59% |
| 2013 | 100,973 | +18,854 | +22.96% |
| 2012 | 82,119 | +4,436 | +5.71% |
| 2011 | 77,683 | −22,714 | −22.62% |
| 2010 | 100,397 | +4,859 | +5.09% |
| 2009 | 95,538 | +4,617 | +5.08% |
| 2008 | 90,921 | — | — |
| 2004 | 71,764 | — | — |
| 2001 | 62,730 | +2,677 | +4.46% |
| 2000 | 60,053 | +1,673 | +2.87% |
| 1999 | 58,380 | +3,339 | +6.07% |
| 1998 | 55,041 | +4,540 | +8.99% |
| 1997 | 50,501 | +4,063 | +8.75% |
| 1996 | 46,438 | +3,949 | +9.29% |
| 1995 | 42,489 | +1,311 | +3.18% |
| 1994 | 41,178 | +2,292 | +5.89% |
| 1993 | 38,886 | +1,819 | +4.91% |
| 1992 | 37,067 | — | — |
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.
