Nurses and midwives, total in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 453,932 people. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 93.1%.
1980–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 453,932 | +22,637 | +5.25% |
| 2023 | 431,295 | +17,716 | +4.28% |
| 2022 | 413,579 | +5,516 | +1.35% |
| 2021 | 408,063 | +15,773 | +4.02% |
| 2020 | 392,290 | +7,374 | +1.92% |
| 2019 | 384,916 | +13,142 | +3.53% |
| 2018 | 371,774 | +11,833 | +3.29% |
| 2017 | 359,941 | +8,112 | +2.31% |
| 2016 | 351,829 | +10,093 | +2.95% |
| 2015 | 341,736 | +7,826 | +2.34% |
| 2014 | 333,910 | +9,159 | +2.82% |
| 2013 | 324,751 | +45,714 | +16.38% |
| 2012 | 279,037 | −11,565 | −3.98% |
| 2011 | 290,602 | +13,938 | +5.04% |
| 2010 | 276,664 | −1,486 | −0.53% |
| 2009 | 278,150 | +15,223 | +5.79% |
| 2008 | 262,927 | +9,078 | +3.58% |
| 2007 | 253,849 | — | — |
| 2005 | 237,139 | −4,862 | −2.01% |
| 2004 | 242,001 | +9,512 | +4.09% |
| 2003 | 232,489 | +1,539 | +0.67% |
| 2002 | 230,950 | −11,854 | −4.88% |
| 2001 | 242,804 | +14,260 | +6.24% |
| 2000 | 228,544 | +369 | +0.16% |
| 1999 | 228,175 | −199 | −0.09% |
| 1998 | 228,374 | +2,542 | +1.13% |
| 1997 | 225,832 | −18,831 | −7.7% |
| 1996 | 244,663 | +13,821 | +5.99% |
| 1995 | 230,842 | −8,580 | −3.58% |
| 1994 | 239,422 | +10,256 | +4.48% |
| 1993 | 229,166 | −4,196 | −1.8% |
| 1992 | 233,362 | −7,877 | −3.27% |
| 1991 | 241,239 | +11,484 | +5% |
| 1990 | 229,755 | — | — |
| 1988 | 225,295 | +11,164 | +5.21% |
| 1987 | 214,131 | −58,822 | −21.55% |
| 1986 | 272,953 | +28,013 | +11.44% |
| 1985 | 244,940 | −3,462 | −1.39% |
| 1984 | 248,402 | +2,239 | +0.91% |
| 1983 | 246,163 | +6,993 | +2.92% |
| 1982 | 239,170 | +5,222 | +2.23% |
| 1981 | 233,948 | −1,125 | −0.48% |
| 1980 | 235,073 | — | — |
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.