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Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Singapore

Nurses and midwives, total in Singapore in 2023 — 41,045 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 124. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 157.4%.

2023 41,045 people +5.24% vs 2022
World rank 55of 124
Period maximum 41,045 people2023
Period minimum 13,082 people2000

Trend over time

1999–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Singapore, 1999–2023020,00040,00060,0001999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 15,947 people2000: 13,082 people2001: 13,521 people2002: 14,003 people2003: 14,794 people2004: 15,334 people2005: 16,283 people2006: 17,683 people2007: 18,406 people2008: 19,935 people2009: 22,138 people2010: 24,578 people2011: 26,959 people2012: 29,413 people2013: 30,533 people2014: 31,746 people2015: 33,726 people2016: 34,814 people2017: 35,732 people2018: 36,347 people2019: 37,259 people2020: 38,330 people2021: 38,638 people2022: 39,001 people2023: 41,045 people
Change over the period: +25,098 (+157.38%) Average annual rate: 4.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 41,045 people
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.36M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 41,045 +2,044 +5.24%
2022 39,001 +363 +0.94%
2021 38,638 +308 +0.8%
2020 38,330 +1,071 +2.87%
2019 37,259 +912 +2.51%
2018 36,347 +615 +1.72%
2017 35,732 +918 +2.64%
2016 34,814 +1,088 +3.23%
2015 33,726 +1,980 +6.24%
2014 31,746 +1,213 +3.97%
2013 30,533 +1,120 +3.81%
2012 29,413 +2,454 +9.1%
2011 26,959 +2,381 +9.69%
2010 24,578 +2,440 +11.02%
2009 22,138 +2,203 +11.05%
2008 19,935 +1,529 +8.31%
2007 18,406 +723 +4.09%
2006 17,683 +1,400 +8.6%
2005 16,283 +949 +6.19%
2004 15,334 +540 +3.65%
2003 14,794 +791 +5.65%
2002 14,003 +482 +3.56%
2001 13,521 +439 +3.36%
2000 13,082 −2,865 −17.97%
1999 15,947 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ID Indonesia 911,113 TH Thailand 256,119 MY Malaysia 142,399 SG Singapore 41,045 LA Laos 7,871 BN Brunei Darussalam 3,012 TL Timor-Leste 2,100
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About the indicator

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.

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