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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.

Unit: per 1,000 people Period: 1990–2023 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 4.77 per 1,000 Countries: 198

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2014 to 2023.

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, 2014–2023

Top-20 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, 2014–20230102030MonacoMonaco: 20.83 per 1,00020.83SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 18.76 per 1,00018.76NorwayNorway: 16.51 per 1,00016.51IcelandIceland: 15.86 per 1,00015.86IrelandIreland: 14.78 per 1,00014.78FinlandFinland: 14.01 per 1,00014.01LuxembourgLuxembourg: 13.72 per 1,00013.72AustraliaAustralia: 13.45 per 1,00013.45United StatesUnited States: 13.38 per 1,00013.38JapanJapan: 12.98 per 1,00012.98BelgiumBelgium: 12.89 per 1,00012.89New ZealandNew Zealand: 12.3 per 1,00012.3GermanyGermany: 12.25 per 1,00012.25DenmarkDenmark: 12.19 per 1,00012.19NetherlandsNetherlands: 11.67 per 1,00011.67SwedenSweden: 11.67 per 1,00011.67GuamGuam: 11.56 per 1,00011.56AustriaAustria: 11.28 per 1,00011.28CanadaCanada: 11.26 per 1,00011.26UzbekistanUzbekistan: 11.08 per 1,00011.08
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — 2014–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 MC Monaco 20.83 2014 1
2 CH Switzerland 18.76 2022 2
3 NO Norway 16.51 2023 3
4 IS Iceland 15.86 2023 4
5 IE Ireland 14.78 2023 5
6 FI Finland 14.01 2021 6
7 LU Luxembourg 13.72 2023 7
8 AU Australia 13.45 2022 8
9 US United States 13.38 2022 9
10 JP Japan 12.98 2022 10
11 BE Belgium 12.89 2021 11
12 NZ New Zealand 12.3 2023 12
13 DE Germany 12.25 2022 13
14 DK Denmark 12.19 2021 14
15 NL Netherlands 11.67 2022 15
16 SE Sweden 11.67 2021 15
17 GU Guam 11.56 2018 17
18 AT Austria 11.28 2022 18
19 CA Canada 11.26 2023 19
20 UZ Uzbekistan 11.08 2020 20
21 BY Belarus 10.82 2023 21
22 SI Slovenia 10.56 2022 22
23 AG Antigua and Barbuda 9.65 2019 23
24 GB United Kingdom 9.55 2023 24
25 CZ Czechia 9.53 2022 25
26 SM San Marino 9.44 2023 26
27 FR France 9.42 2021 27
28 PY Paraguay 9.41 2022 28
29 VG British Virgin Islands 9.11 2018 29
30 KR South Korea 9.09 2022 30
31 QA Qatar 8.49 2023 31
32 RO Romania 8.25 2022 32
33 MT Malta 8.24 2023 33
34 HK Hong Kong 8.18 2018 34
35 PT Portugal 8.01 2023 35
36 HR Croatia 8 2022 36
37 LT Lithuania 7.84 2022 37
38 CU Cuba 7.6 2020 38
39 UY Uruguay 7.39 2022 39
40 KY Cayman Islands 7.33 2018 40
41 SC Seychelles 7.32 2023 41
42 NR Nauru 7.3 2018 42
43 RU Russia 7.04 2022 43
44 DM Dominica 6.76 2018 44
45 IT Italy 6.76 2022 45
46 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.73 2022 46
47 RS Serbia 6.69 2022 47
48 EE Estonia 6.66 2023 48
49 BN Brunei Darussalam 6.62 2021 49
50 PW Palau 6.61 2023 50
51 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.58 2023 51
52 SG Singapore 6.56 2022 52
53 SA Saudi Arabia 6.56 2023 53
54 KZ Kazakhstan 6.49 2023 54
55 TJ Tajikistan 6.45 2023 55
56 ES Spain 6.41 2022 56
57 ZA South Africa 6.39 2022 57
58 LY Libya 6.38 2017 58
59 PL Poland 6.33 2022 59
60 MD Moldova 6.32 2023 60
61 AE United Arab Emirates 6.19 2022 61
62 ME Montenegro 6.08 2023 62
63 UA Ukraine 6.08 2023 63
64 SK Slovakia 6.01 2022 64
65 GE Georgia 5.97 2023 65
66 IL Israel 5.9 2023 66
67 AL Albania 5.82 2020 67
68 HU Hungary 5.67 2022 68
69 AZ Azerbaijan 5.58 2022 69
70 MK North Macedonia 5.52 2022 70
71 BR Brazil 5.5 2023 71
72 CL Chile 5.45 2023 72
73 NA Namibia 5.39 2022 73
74 LC Saint Lucia 5.34 2023 74
75 MV Maldives 5.02 2020 75
76 PH Philippines 4.79 2021 76
77 AR Argentina 4.75 2023 77
78 AM Armenia 4.75 2022 78
79 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.74 2023 79
80 AD Andorra 4.72 2023 80
81 OM Oman 4.66 2022 81
82 GD Grenada 4.58 2023 82
83 KW Kuwait 4.55 2020 83
84 KP North Korea 4.38 2017 84
85 LV Latvia 4.37 2022 85
86 MH Marshall Islands 4.31 2018 86
87 SZ Eswatini 4.26 2023 87
88 BS Bahamas 4.22 2023 88
89 MN Mongolia 4.22 2018 89
90 BG Bulgaria 4.2 2023 90
91 TO Tonga 4.2 2021 91
92 GR Greece 4.11 2022 92
93 GH Ghana 4.11 2023 93
94 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.11 2023 94
95 NP Nepal 4.09 2023 95
96 KG Kyrgyzstan 4.08 2023 96
97 MY Malaysia 4.05 2023 97
98 MU Mauritius 4.05 2022 98
99 TV Tuvalu 3.94 2020 99
100 GY Guyana 3.93 2023 100
101 CY Cyprus 3.89 2022 101
102 FJ Fiji 3.85 2019 102
103 MO Macao 3.79 2018 103
104 BB Barbados 3.67 2023 104
105 CN China 3.67 2022 104
106 KI Kiribati 3.63 2018 106
107 TH Thailand 3.57 2023 107
108 TM Turkmenistan 3.49 2023 108
109 TR Türkiye 3.48 2022 109
110 PA Panama 3.35 2022 110
111 JO Jordan 3.33 2023 111
112 ID Indonesia 3.24 2023 112
113 CR Costa Rica 3.07 2022 113
114 ZW Zimbabwe 3.07 2022 113
115 WS Samoa 3.06 2020 115
116 MX Mexico 3.03 2022 116
117 BW Botswana 3.02 2023 117
118 ZM Zambia 2.94 2022 118
119 IR Iran 2.88 2023 119
120 PE Peru 2.74 2023 120
121 BH Bahrain 2.65 2020 121
122 IQ Iraq 2.65 2022 121
123 EC Ecuador 2.51 2018 123
124 DZ Algeria 2.51 2022 124
125 GA Gabon 2.37 2022 125
126 GT Guatemala 2.27 2023 126
127 KE Kenya 2.27 2023 126
128 UG Uganda 2.27 2022 128
129 LK Sri Lanka 2.26 2023 129
130 FM Micronesia 2.22 2019 130
131 SV El Salvador 2.18 2022 131
132 ST Sao Tome and Principe 2.17 2022 132
133 TN Tunisia 2.16 2021 133
134 BZ Belize 2.06 2023 134
135 DO Dominican Republic 2.06 2023 134
136 BT Bhutan 2.05 2022 136
137 VE Venezuela 2 2018 137
138 SB Solomon Islands 2 2023 138
139 PS Palestine 1.95 2018 139
140 LB Lebanon 1.92 2018 140
141 AO Angola 1.87 2022 141
142 CV Cabo Verde 1.8 2023 142
143 EG Egypt 1.79 2018 143
144 SY Syria 1.76 2021 144
145 LS Lesotho 1.76 2022 145
146 TL Timor-Leste 1.74 2020 146
147 SR Suriname 1.73 2023 147
148 IN India 1.72 2020 148
149 NG Nigeria 1.65 2022 149
150 KM Comoros 1.64 2022 150
151 BO Bolivia 1.62 2021 151
152 JM Jamaica 1.62 2023 152
153 MR Mauritania 1.61 2022 153
154 NI Nicaragua 1.57 2017 154
155 ER Eritrea 1.54 2022 155
156 CO Colombia 1.54 2023 156
157 VU Vanuatu 1.46 2019 157
158 VN Vietnam 1.44 2016 158
159 GQ Equatorial Guinea 1.38 2022 159
160 ET Ethiopia 1.22 2022 160
161 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.17 2022 161
162 SL Sierra Leone 1.16 2022 162
163 CG Republic of the Congo 1.12 2022 163
164 RW Rwanda 1.11 2022 164
165 CF Central African Republic 1.1 2023 165
166 SD Sudan 1.08 2018 166
167 LA Laos 1.03 2023 167
168 KH Cambodia 1.01 2019 168
169 LR Liberia 1.01 2022 169
170 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.99 2022 170
171 BF Burkina Faso 0.95 2023 171
172 MZ Mozambique 0.93 2022 172
173 MA Morocco 0.87 2023 173
174 BI Burundi 0.79 2023 174
175 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.79 2023 175
176 HN Honduras 0.74 2023 176
177 HT Haiti 0.73 2022 177
178 TZ Tanzania 0.69 2023 178
179 SS South Sudan 0.69 2022 179
180 BD Bangladesh 0.66 2023 180
181 CM Cameroon 0.66 2022 181
182 GM Gambia 0.66 2023 182
183 BJ Benin 0.61 2023 183
184 AF Afghanistan 0.55 2023 184
185 YE Yemen 0.54 2023 185
186 PK Pakistan 0.52 2021 186
187 PG Papua New Guinea 0.51 2021 187
188 MW Malawi 0.51 2022 188
189 TG Togo 0.49 2022 189
190 SN Senegal 0.42 2023 190
191 GN Guinea 0.42 2022 191
192 NE Niger 0.42 2023 191
193 MG Madagascar 0.28 2022 193
194 ML Mali 0.27 2023 194
195 SO Somalia 0.26 2014 195
196 MM Myanmar 0.21 2022 196
197 DJ Djibouti 0.19 2022 197
198 TD Chad 0.17 2023 198
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Maximum 20.83 per 1,000
Median 3.93 per 1,000
Minimum 0.17 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000

About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 1,000 people
Observation period
1990–2023
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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