Nurses and midwives, total in Serbia in 2023 — 47,516 people. Ranked 51 in the world out of 124. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 7.3%.
2003–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47,516 | +2,092 | +4.61% |
| 2022 | 45,424 | +359 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 45,065 | +1,414 | +3.24% |
| 2020 | 43,651 | — | — |
| 2018 | 45,581 | +380 | +0.84% |
| 2017 | 45,201 | +388 | +0.87% |
| 2016 | 44,813 | −345 | −0.76% |
| 2015 | 45,158 | +313 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44,845 | −598 | −1.32% |
| 2013 | 45,443 | −69 | −0.15% |
| 2012 | 45,512 | −395 | −0.86% |
| 2011 | 45,907 | +488 | +1.07% |
| 2010 | 45,419 | +190 | +0.42% |
| 2009 | 45,229 | −359 | −0.79% |
| 2008 | 45,588 | +1,063 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 44,525 | +1,080 | +2.49% |
| 2006 | 43,445 | −377 | −0.86% |
| 2005 | 43,822 | −1,598 | −3.52% |
| 2004 | 45,420 | +1,132 | +2.56% |
| 2003 | 44,288 | — | — |
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.
