Nurses and midwives, total in Portugal in 2023 — 83,538 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 124. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 99.9%.
2002–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 83,538 | +1,739 | +2.13% |
| 2022 | 81,799 | +1,648 | +2.06% |
| 2021 | 80,151 | +2,377 | +3.06% |
| 2020 | 77,774 | +2,202 | +2.91% |
| 2019 | 75,572 | +1,922 | +2.61% |
| 2018 | 73,650 | +2,072 | +2.89% |
| 2017 | 71,578 | +2,092 | +3.01% |
| 2016 | 69,486 | +1,756 | +2.59% |
| 2015 | 67,730 | +1,390 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 66,340 | +531 | +0.81% |
| 2013 | 65,809 | +405 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 65,404 | +926 | +1.44% |
| 2011 | 64,478 | +2,045 | +3.28% |
| 2010 | 62,433 | +2,832 | +4.75% |
| 2009 | 59,601 | +2,892 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 56,709 | +2,630 | +4.86% |
| 2007 | 54,079 | +3,124 | +6.13% |
| 2006 | 50,955 | +2,800 | +5.81% |
| 2005 | 48,155 | +2,371 | +5.18% |
| 2004 | 45,784 | +1,935 | +4.41% |
| 2003 | 43,849 | +2,050 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 41,799 | — | — |
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.
