Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Central Asia

Nurses and midwives, total in Central Asia in 2024 — 190,966 people. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 30.3%.

2024 190,966 people −70.04% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 639,925 people2022
Period minimum 190,966 people2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Central Asia, 1980–20240200,000400,000600,000800,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 273,982 people1985: 411,069 people1986: 432,606 people1987: 449,352 people1988: 469,620 people1989: 492,401 people1990: 506,091 people1991: 540,286 people1992: 544,054 people1993: 538,864 people1994: 497,965 people1995: 500,274 people1996: 489,691 people1997: 474,213 people1998: 474,495 people1999: 472,663 people2000: 466,878 people2001: 470,600 people2002: 469,313 people2003: 465,269 people2004: 456,017 people2005: 468,569 people2006: 474,657 people2007: 483,934 people2008: 493,560 people2009: 510,548 people2010: 529,798 people2011: 543,975 people2012: 557,156 people2013: 563,952 people2014: 558,036 people2015: 566,519 people2016: 577,270 people2017: 575,875 people2018: 581,126 people2019: 594,030 people2020: 612,517 people2021: 620,876 people2022: 639,925 people2023: 637,319 people2024: 190,966 people
Change over the period: −83,016 (−30.3%) Average annual rate: -0.82 %
Nurses and midwives, total — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 190,966 −446,353 −70.04%
2023 637,319 −2,606 −0.41%
2022 639,925 +19,049 +3.07%
2021 620,876 +8,359 +1.36%
2020 612,517 +18,487 +3.11%
2019 594,030 +12,904 +2.22%
2018 581,126 +5,251 +0.91%
2017 575,875 −1,395 −0.24%
2016 577,270 +10,751 +1.9%
2015 566,519 +8,483 +1.52%
2014 558,036 −5,916 −1.05%
2013 563,952 +6,796 +1.22%
2012 557,156 +13,181 +2.42%
2011 543,975 +14,177 +2.68%
2010 529,798 +19,250 +3.77%
2009 510,548 +16,988 +3.44%
2008 493,560 +9,626 +1.99%
2007 483,934 +9,277 +1.95%
2006 474,657 +6,088 +1.3%
2005 468,569 +12,552 +2.75%
2004 456,017 −9,252 −1.99%
2003 465,269 −4,044 −0.86%
2002 469,313 −1,287 −0.27%
2001 470,600 +3,722 +0.8%
2000 466,878 −5,785 −1.22%
1999 472,663 −1,832 −0.39%
1998 474,495 +282 +0.06%
1997 474,213 −15,478 −3.16%
1996 489,691 −10,583 −2.12%
1995 500,274 +2,309 +0.46%
1994 497,965 −40,899 −7.59%
1993 538,864 −5,190 −0.95%
1992 544,054 +3,768 +0.7%
1991 540,286 +34,195 +6.76%
1990 506,091 +13,690 +2.78%
1989 492,401 +22,781 +4.85%
1988 469,620 +20,268 +4.51%
1987 449,352 +16,746 +3.87%
1986 432,606 +21,537 +5.24%
1985 411,069
1980 273,982

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.