Nurses and midwives, total in Peru in 2023 — 92,651 people. Ranked 37 in the world out of 124. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 441.6%.
1999–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 92,651 | +2,236 | +2.47% |
| 2022 | 90,415 | +2,329 | +2.64% |
| 2021 | 88,086 | +10,994 | +14.26% |
| 2020 | 77,092 | +8,709 | +12.74% |
| 2019 | 68,383 | −26,855 | −28.2% |
| 2018 | 95,238 | +25,653 | +36.87% |
| 2017 | 69,585 | +2,287 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 67,298 | +4,344 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 62,954 | +294 | +0.47% |
| 2014 | 62,660 | −3,202 | −4.86% |
| 2013 | 65,862 | +20,838 | +46.28% |
| 2012 | 45,024 | — | — |
| 2009 | 37,672 | — | — |
| 2007 | 101,630 | — | — |
| 1999 | 17,108 | — | — |
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.
