Nurses and midwives, total in South Korea in 2024 — 506,970 people. Ranked 6 in the world out of 75. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 928.1%.
1994–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 506,970 | +16,103 | +3.28% |
| 2023 | 490,867 | +20,369 | +4.33% |
| 2022 | 470,498 | +16,571 | +3.65% |
| 2021 | 453,927 | +19,864 | +4.58% |
| 2020 | 434,063 | +23,300 | +5.67% |
| 2019 | 410,763 | +37,087 | +9.92% |
| 2018 | 373,676 | +16,728 | +4.69% |
| 2017 | 356,948 | +7,207 | +2.06% |
| 2016 | 349,741 | +45,599 | +14.99% |
| 2015 | 304,142 | +20,245 | +7.13% |
| 2014 | 283,897 | +20,800 | +7.91% |
| 2013 | 263,097 | +19,695 | +8.09% |
| 2012 | 243,402 | +7,120 | +3.01% |
| 2011 | 236,282 | +6,463 | +2.81% |
| 2010 | 229,819 | +8,855 | +4.01% |
| 2009 | 220,964 | +7,551 | +3.54% |
| 2008 | 213,413 | +10,590 | +5.22% |
| 2007 | 202,823 | +8,749 | +4.51% |
| 2006 | 194,074 | +7,518 | +4.03% |
| 2005 | 186,556 | +2,551 | +1.39% |
| 2004 | 184,005 | +13,043 | +7.63% |
| 2003 | 170,962 | −1,161 | −0.67% |
| 2002 | 172,123 | +11,971 | +7.47% |
| 2001 | 160,152 | +19,864 | +14.16% |
| 2000 | 140,288 | +4,365 | +3.21% |
| 1999 | 135,923 | +7,496 | +5.84% |
| 1998 | 128,427 | +2,717 | +2.16% |
| 1997 | 125,710 | +71,137 | +130.35% |
| 1996 | 54,573 | +2,885 | +5.58% |
| 1995 | 51,688 | +2,376 | +4.82% |
| 1994 | 49,312 | — | — |
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.
