Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Canada

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Canada in 2023 — 11.26 per 1,000. Ranked 6 in the world out of 75. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.7%.

2023 11.26 per 1,000 +10.28% vs 2022
World rank 6of 75
Period maximum 11.26 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 8.47 per 1,0002003

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Canada, 1990–2023891011121990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 11.07 per 1,0001991: 11.19 per 1,0001992: 11.15 per 1,0001993: 11.05 per 1,0001994: 10.88 per 1,0001995: 10.64 per 1,0001996: 10.33 per 1,0001997: 10.17 per 1,0001998: 9.95 per 1,0001999: 9.86 per 1,0002000: 9.9 per 1,0002001: 9.78 per 1,0002002: 9.41 per 1,0002003: 8.47 per 1,0002004: 8.47 per 1,0002005: 8.69 per 1,0002006: 8.81 per 1,0002007: 9.01 per 1,0002008: 9.12 per 1,0002009: 9.29 per 1,0002010: 9.34 per 1,0002011: 9.26 per 1,0002012: 9.37 per 1,0002013: 9.51 per 1,0002014: 9.79 per 1,0002015: 9.87 per 1,0002016: 9.93 per 1,0002017: 9.97 per 1,0002018: 9.93 per 1,0002019: 9.98 per 1,0002020: 10.08 per 1,0002021: 10.19 per 1,0002022: 10.21 per 1,0002023: 11.26 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.19 (+1.72%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 11.26 +1.05 +10.28%
2022 10.21 +0.02 +0.2%
2021 10.19 +0.11 +1.09%
2020 10.08 +0.1 +1.03%
2019 9.98 +0.05 +0.49%
2018 9.93 −0.04 −0.42%
2017 9.97 +0.04 +0.42%
2016 9.93 +0.06 +0.57%
2015 9.87 +0.08 +0.83%
2014 9.79 +0.28 +2.92%
2013 9.51 +0.14 +1.5%
2012 9.37 +0.11 +1.21%
2011 9.26 −0.08 −0.88%
2010 9.34 +0.05 +0.56%
2009 9.29 +0.17 +1.83%
2008 9.12 +0.12 +1.3%
2007 9.01 +0.2 +2.26%
2006 8.81 +0.12 +1.33%
2005 8.69 +0.22 +2.6%
2004 8.47 +0 +0.04%
2003 8.47 −0.94 −9.97%
2002 9.41 −0.37 −3.79%
2001 9.78 −0.12 −1.24%
2000 9.9 +0.04 +0.36%
1999 9.86 −0.09 −0.88%
1998 9.95 −0.22 −2.14%
1997 10.17 −0.16 −1.55%
1996 10.33 −0.31 −2.91%
1995 10.64 −0.24 −2.21%
1994 10.88 −0.17 −1.54%
1993 11.05 −0.1 −0.9%
1992 11.15 −0.04 −0.36%
1991 11.19 +0.12 +1.08%
1990 11.07

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.