Nurses and midwives, total in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 218,107 people. Ranked 22 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 497.6%.
2000–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 218,107 | +17,549 | +8.75% |
| 2022 | 200,558 | −931 | −0.46% |
| 2021 | 201,489 | +4,788 | +2.43% |
| 2020 | 196,701 | −2,312 | −1.16% |
| 2019 | 199,013 | +14,448 | +7.83% |
| 2018 | 184,565 | −1,128 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 185,693 | +4,872 | +2.69% |
| 2016 | 180,821 | +8,338 | +4.83% |
| 2015 | 172,483 | +11,672 | +7.26% |
| 2014 | 160,811 | — | — |
| 2012 | 139,701 | +5,069 | +3.77% |
| 2011 | 134,632 | +4,840 | +3.73% |
| 2010 | 129,792 | +18,934 | +17.08% |
| 2009 | 110,858 | +9,560 | +9.44% |
| 2008 | 101,298 | — | — |
| 2000 | 36,495 | — | — |
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.
