Nurses and midwives, total in the United States in 2024 — 4,280,460 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 75. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 236.3%.
1980–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.28M | +139,910 | +3.38% |
| 2023 | 4.14M | −433,387 | −9.48% |
| 2022 | 4.57M | +127,323 | +2.86% |
| 2021 | 4.45M | +178,973 | +4.19% |
| 2020 | 4.27M | −104,026 | −2.38% |
| 2019 | 4.37M | +488,597 | +12.58% |
| 2018 | 3.88M | +47,319 | +1.23% |
| 2017 | 3.84M | +64,240 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.77M | +129,941 | +3.57% |
| 2015 | 3.64M | +67,334 | +1.88% |
| 2014 | 3.57M | +52,886 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.52M | +22,900 | +0.65% |
| 2012 | 3.5M | +44,740 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.45M | +68,400 | +2.02% |
| 2010 | 3.39M | +72,870 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.31M | +39,180 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.27M | +85,680 | +2.69% |
| 2007 | 3.19M | +50,050 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.14M | +59,440 | +1.93% |
| 2005 | 3.08M | +63,380 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.01M | +85,690 | +2.93% |
| 2003 | 2.93M | −2,800 | −0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.93M | +30,040 | +1.04% |
| 2001 | 2.9M | +32,640 | +1.14% |
| 2000 | 2.87M | −24,800 | −0.86% |
| 1999 | 2.89M | −205,340 | −6.63% |
| 1998 | 3.1M | +57,698 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.04M | −3,755 | −0.12% |
| 1996 | 3.05M | +929,537 | +43.93% |
| 1995 | 2.12M | −840,785 | −28.44% |
| 1994 | 2.96M | +94,188 | +3.29% |
| 1993 | 2.86M | +73,713 | +2.64% |
| 1992 | 2.79M | +50,621 | +1.85% |
| 1991 | 2.74M | +104,419 | +3.96% |
| 1990 | 2.63M | +14,942 | +0.57% |
| 1989 | 2.62M | +98,561 | +3.91% |
| 1988 | 2.52M | +63,151 | +2.57% |
| 1987 | 2.46M | +867,390 | +54.57% |
| 1986 | 1.59M | +51,500 | +3.35% |
| 1985 | 1.54M | +52,400 | +3.53% |
| 1984 | 1.49M | +49,600 | +3.45% |
| 1983 | 1.44M | +56,800 | +4.12% |
| 1982 | 1.38M | +52,600 | +3.96% |
| 1981 | 1.33M | +53,800 | +4.23% |
| 1980 | 1.27M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
4.28M
Canada
461,742
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.