Nurses and midwives, total in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 656,571 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29.6%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 656,571 | +26,676 | +4.23% |
| 2022 | 629,895 | +13,126 | +2.13% |
| 2021 | 616,769 | +15,772 | +2.62% |
| 2020 | 600,997 | +20,829 | +3.59% |
| 2019 | 580,168 | +12,986 | +2.29% |
| 2018 | 567,182 | +18,384 | +3.35% |
| 2017 | 548,798 | +177 | +0.03% |
| 2016 | 548,621 | +2,044 | +0.37% |
| 2015 | 546,577 | +2,103 | +0.39% |
| 2014 | 544,474 | +3,878 | +0.72% |
| 2013 | 540,596 | +3,672 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 536,924 | −12,549 | −2.28% |
| 2011 | 549,473 | −8,676 | −1.55% |
| 2010 | 558,149 | −1,697 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 559,846 | −6,047 | −1.07% |
| 2008 | 565,893 | +5,604 | +1% |
| 2007 | 560,289 | −16,223 | −2.81% |
| 2006 | 576,512 | −5,207 | −0.9% |
| 2005 | 581,719 | +11,073 | +1.94% |
| 2004 | 570,646 | +12,292 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 558,354 | +16,955 | +3.13% |
| 2002 | 541,399 | +20,304 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 521,095 | +14,558 | +2.87% |
| 2000 | 506,537 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United Kingdom
656,571
Norway
88,530
Ireland
76,794
Finland
72,926
Denmark
65,011
Lithuania
22,233
Estonia
9,626
Latvia
8,211
Iceland
6,148
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.