Nurses and midwives, total in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 51,861 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 435.4%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51,861 | — | — |
| 2021 | 53,115 | −315 | −0.59% |
| 2020 | 53,430 | +5,230 | +10.85% |
| 2019 | 48,200 | +1,914 | +4.14% |
| 2018 | 46,286 | +4,101 | +9.72% |
| 2017 | 42,185 | +1,243 | +3.04% |
| 2016 | 40,942 | −51 | −0.12% |
| 2015 | 40,993 | +1,220 | +3.07% |
| 2014 | 39,773 | +1,751 | +4.61% |
| 2013 | 38,022 | +396 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 37,626 | +432 | +1.16% |
| 2011 | 37,194 | +1,827 | +5.17% |
| 2010 | 35,367 | +4,070 | +13% |
| 2009 | 31,297 | +1,234 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 30,063 | −10,615 | −26.1% |
| 2007 | 40,678 | +7,756 | +23.56% |
| 2006 | 32,922 | +5,408 | +19.66% |
| 2005 | 27,514 | −5,719 | −17.21% |
| 2004 | 33,233 | — | — |
| 2002 | 20,248 | +4,451 | +28.18% |
| 2001 | 15,797 | −6,583 | −29.41% |
| 2000 | 22,380 | +8,328 | +59.27% |
| 1999 | 14,052 | −569 | −3.89% |
| 1998 | 14,621 | +806 | +5.83% |
| 1997 | 13,815 | −118 | −0.85% |
| 1996 | 13,933 | −5,858 | −29.6% |
| 1995 | 19,791 | +2,331 | +13.35% |
| 1994 | 17,460 | −1,000 | −5.42% |
| 1993 | 18,460 | +3,066 | +19.92% |
| 1992 | 15,394 | +1,338 | +9.52% |
| 1991 | 14,056 | +1,283 | +10.04% |
| 1990 | 12,773 | — | — |
| 1988 | 13,211 | — | — |
| 1980 | 9,686 | — | — |
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.
