Nurses and midwives, total in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 973,353 people. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 38.8%.
1985–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 973,353 | −791,051 | −44.83% |
| 2022 | 1.76M | −15,613 | −0.88% |
| 2021 | 1.78M | −194,281 | −9.84% |
| 2020 | 1.97M | −20,712 | −1.04% |
| 2019 | 2M | +19,519 | +0.99% |
| 2018 | 1.98M | −39,127 | −1.94% |
| 2017 | 2.01M | −28,608 | −1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.04M | −16,874 | −0.82% |
| 2015 | 2.06M | −277,340 | −11.87% |
| 2014 | 2.34M | −54,150 | −2.26% |
| 2013 | 2.39M | −97,620 | −3.92% |
| 2012 | 2.49M | +81,355 | +3.38% |
| 2011 | 2.41M | −10,353 | −0.43% |
| 2010 | 2.42M | −21,372 | −0.88% |
| 2009 | 2.44M | +47,489 | +1.99% |
| 2008 | 2.39M | −14,797 | −0.61% |
| 2007 | 2.41M | −6,491 | −0.27% |
| 2006 | 2.41M | +9,653 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4M | −6,897 | −0.29% |
| 2004 | 2.41M | −4,145 | −0.17% |
| 2003 | 2.41M | −22,988 | −0.94% |
| 2002 | 2.44M | +11,856 | +0.49% |
| 2001 | 2.43M | −31,472 | −1.28% |
| 2000 | 2.46M | +429,074 | +21.15% |
| 1999 | 2.03M | −39,275 | −1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.07M | +44,639 | +2.21% |
| 1997 | 2.02M | −11,894 | −0.58% |
| 1996 | 2.03M | +71,312 | +3.63% |
| 1995 | 1.96M | +14,958 | +0.77% |
| 1994 | 1.95M | −4,221 | −0.22% |
| 1993 | 1.95M | +3,211 | +0.16% |
| 1992 | 1.95M | +157,255 | +8.77% |
| 1991 | 1.79M | +244,046 | +15.76% |
| 1990 | 1.55M | — | — |
| 1985 | 1.59M | — | — |
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.