Nurses and midwives, total in Northern Europe in 2023 — 1,006,050 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.5%.
2000–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.01M | −89,995 | −8.21% |
| 2022 | 1.1M | +19,333 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08M | +407 | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 1.08M | +38,431 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04M | +29,530 | +2.93% |
| 2018 | 1.01M | +15,748 | +1.59% |
| 2017 | 992,596 | +19,349 | +1.99% |
| 2016 | 973,247 | +2,426 | +0.25% |
| 2015 | 970,821 | −2,176 | −0.22% |
| 2014 | 972,997 | +6,915 | +0.72% |
| 2013 | 966,082 | +5,750 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 960,332 | −6,946 | −0.72% |
| 2011 | 967,278 | −4,566 | −0.47% |
| 2010 | 971,844 | +5,885 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 965,959 | −3,540 | −0.37% |
| 2008 | 969,499 | +13,578 | +1.42% |
| 2007 | 955,921 | −6,678 | −0.69% |
| 2006 | 962,599 | +4,565 | +0.48% |
| 2005 | 958,034 | +19,354 | +2.06% |
| 2004 | 938,680 | +55,780 | +6.32% |
| 2003 | 882,900 | +18,745 | +2.17% |
| 2002 | 864,155 | — | — |
| 2000 | 795,575 | — | — |
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.