Nurses and midwives, total in the Philippines in 2024 — 612,422 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 75. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 81.9%.
2000–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 612,422 | — | — |
| 2021 | 541,468 | +5,619 | +1.05% |
| 2020 | 535,849 | +5,157 | +0.97% |
| 2019 | 530,692 | +12,441 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 518,251 | +13,204 | +2.61% |
| 2017 | 505,047 | +12,104 | +2.46% |
| 2016 | 492,943 | +16,094 | +3.38% |
| 2015 | 476,849 | +23,031 | +5.07% |
| 2014 | 453,818 | +20,784 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 433,034 | +26,231 | +6.45% |
| 2012 | 406,803 | +42,285 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 364,518 | +109,525 | +42.95% |
| 2010 | 254,993 | −266,872 | −51.14% |
| 2009 | 521,865 | +56,257 | +12.08% |
| 2008 | 465,608 | +49,553 | +11.91% |
| 2007 | 416,055 | +28,921 | +7.47% |
| 2006 | 387,134 | +18,069 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 369,065 | +10,013 | +2.79% |
| 2004 | 359,052 | +7,194 | +2.04% |
| 2003 | 351,858 | +4,631 | +1.33% |
| 2002 | 347,227 | +4,786 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 342,441 | +5,791 | +1.72% |
| 2000 | 336,650 | — | — |
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.
