Nurses and midwives, total in Spain in 2023 — 298,065 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 259.1%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 298,065 | −5,101 | −1.68% |
| 2022 | 303,166 | −4,611 | −1.5% |
| 2021 | 307,777 | +11,278 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 296,499 | +10,132 | +3.54% |
| 2019 | 286,367 | +3,320 | +1.17% |
| 2018 | 283,047 | +6,782 | +2.45% |
| 2017 | 276,265 | +11,168 | +4.21% |
| 2016 | 265,097 | +11,039 | +4.35% |
| 2015 | 254,058 | +6,201 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 247,857 | −189 | −0.08% |
| 2013 | 248,046 | −5,161 | −2.04% |
| 2012 | 253,207 | +1,527 | +0.61% |
| 2011 | 251,680 | +4,233 | +1.71% |
| 2010 | 247,447 | +10,393 | +4.38% |
| 2009 | 237,054 | +8,237 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 228,817 | +13,493 | +6.27% |
| 2007 | 215,324 | +10,589 | +5.17% |
| 2006 | 204,735 | +7,561 | +3.83% |
| 2005 | 197,174 | +5,876 | +3.07% |
| 2004 | 191,298 | +3,701 | +1.97% |
| 2003 | 187,597 | +12,217 | +6.97% |
| 2002 | 175,380 | +10,617 | +6.44% |
| 2001 | 164,763 | +14,757 | +9.84% |
| 2000 | 150,006 | +7,362 | +5.16% |
| 1999 | 142,644 | +2,624 | +1.87% |
| 1998 | 140,020 | −8 | −0.01% |
| 1997 | 140,028 | +3,714 | +2.72% |
| 1996 | 136,314 | −35,818 | −20.81% |
| 1995 | 172,132 | +4,175 | +2.49% |
| 1994 | 167,957 | +63 | +0.04% |
| 1993 | 167,894 | +3,003 | +1.82% |
| 1992 | 164,891 | +3,606 | +2.24% |
| 1991 | 161,285 | +50,664 | +45.8% |
| 1990 | 110,621 | −46,573 | −29.63% |
| 1989 | 157,194 | +4,570 | +2.99% |
| 1988 | 152,624 | +3,901 | +2.62% |
| 1987 | 148,723 | +1,261 | +0.86% |
| 1986 | 147,462 | — | — |
| 1984 | 142,542 | +2,696 | +1.93% |
| 1983 | 139,846 | +2,954 | +2.16% |
| 1982 | 136,892 | +6,519 | +5% |
| 1981 | 130,373 | +47,381 | +57.09% |
| 1980 | 82,992 | — | — |
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.
