Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Australia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Australia in 2022 — 13.45 per 1,000. Ranked 6 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 16%.

2022 13.45 per 1,000 −0.88% vs 2021
World rank 6of 126
Period maximum 13.57 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 9.71 per 1,0002005

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Australia, 1990–2022910111213141990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 11.59 per 1,0001991: 12.03 per 1,0001992: 11.53 per 1,0001993: 11.04 per 1,0001994: 11.44 per 1,0001995: 10.78 per 1,0001996: 11.38 per 1,0001997: 10.37 per 1,0001998: 10.25 per 1,0001999: 10.12 per 1,0002000: 10.01 per 1,0002001: 10.5 per 1,0002002: 9.89 per 1,0002003: 9.89 per 1,0002004: 10.15 per 1,0002005: 9.71 per 1,0002007: 10.14 per 1,0002008: 10.24 per 1,0002009: 10.73 per 1,0002010: 10.41 per 1,0002011: 10.84 per 1,0002012: 10.17 per 1,0002013: 11.95 per 1,0002014: 12.11 per 1,0002015: 12.19 per 1,0002016: 12.37 per 1,0002017: 12.53 per 1,0002018: 12.76 per 1,0002019: 13.1 per 1,0002020: 13.16 per 1,0002021: 13.57 per 1,0002022: 13.45 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.86 (+16.05%) Average annual rate: 0.47 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 13.45 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.35 per 1,000
Australia and New Zealand computed 13.19 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 13.45 −0.12 −0.88%
2021 13.57 +0.41 +3.12%
2020 13.16 +0.06 +0.46%
2019 13.1 +0.34 +2.66%
2018 12.76 +0.23 +1.84%
2017 12.53 +0.16 +1.29%
2016 12.37 +0.18 +1.48%
2015 12.19 +0.08 +0.66%
2014 12.11 +0.16 +1.34%
2013 11.95 +1.78 +17.5%
2012 10.17 −0.67 −6.18%
2011 10.84 +0.43 +4.13%
2010 10.41 −0.32 −2.98%
2009 10.73 +0.49 +4.79%
2008 10.24 +0.1 +0.99%
2007 10.14
2005 9.71 −0.44 −4.36%
2004 10.15 +0.26 +2.65%
2003 9.89 −0.01 −0.05%
2002 9.89 −0.61 −5.78%
2001 10.5 +0.49 +4.9%
2000 10.01 −0.11 −1.09%
1999 10.12 −0.13 −1.27%
1998 10.25 −0.12 −1.16%
1997 10.37 −1.01 −8.88%
1996 11.38 +0.6 +5.57%
1995 10.78 −0.66 −5.77%
1994 11.44 +0.4 +3.62%
1993 11.04 −0.49 −4.25%
1992 11.53 −0.5 −4.16%
1991 12.03 +0.44 +3.8%
1990 11.59

Australia and New Zealand, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 13.45 NZ New Zealand 11.86

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.