Nurses and midwives, total in Qatar in 2024 — 26,238 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 75. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 437.7%.
2005–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,238 | +948 | +3.75% |
| 2023 | 25,290 | — | — |
| 2019 | 22,684 | +1,763 | +8.43% |
| 2018 | 20,921 | +2,648 | +14.49% |
| 2017 | 18,273 | +1,575 | +9.43% |
| 2016 | 16,698 | +1,747 | +11.68% |
| 2015 | 14,951 | +2,183 | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 12,768 | — | — |
| 2010 | 10,615 | +3,020 | +39.76% |
| 2009 | 7,595 | −833 | −9.88% |
| 2008 | 8,428 | — | — |
| 2006 | 6,185 | +1,305 | +26.74% |
| 2005 | 4,880 | — | — |
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.
