Nurses and midwives, total in Switzerland in 2023 — 170,282 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 99.6%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 170,282 | +5,337 | +3.24% |
| 2022 | 164,945 | +1,874 | +1.15% |
| 2021 | 163,071 | +1,423 | +0.88% |
| 2020 | 161,648 | +4,765 | +3.04% |
| 2019 | 156,883 | +4,318 | +2.83% |
| 2018 | 152,565 | +4,287 | +2.89% |
| 2017 | 148,278 | +3,073 | +2.12% |
| 2016 | 145,205 | +5,306 | +3.79% |
| 2015 | 139,899 | +5,148 | +3.82% |
| 2014 | 134,751 | +3,558 | +2.71% |
| 2013 | 131,193 | +4,202 | +3.31% |
| 2012 | 126,991 | +4,676 | +3.82% |
| 2011 | 122,315 | +5,508 | +4.72% |
| 2010 | 116,807 | +7,190 | +6.56% |
| 2009 | 109,617 | +3,493 | +3.29% |
| 2008 | 106,124 | +3,462 | +3.37% |
| 2007 | 102,662 | +2,863 | +2.87% |
| 2006 | 99,799 | +3,747 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 96,052 | +2,050 | +2.18% |
| 2004 | 94,002 | −261 | −0.28% |
| 2003 | 94,263 | +4,593 | +5.12% |
| 2002 | 89,670 | +3,622 | +4.21% |
| 2001 | 86,048 | +742 | +0.87% |
| 2000 | 85,306 | — | — |
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.
