Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Euro area

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the Euro area in 2022 — 9.24 per 1,000. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 52.3%.

2022 9.24 per 1,000 +0.75% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 9.24 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 6.07 per 1,0001998

Trend over time

1998–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Euro area, 1998–20226789101998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 6.07 per 1,0001999: 6.34 per 1,0002000: 6.68 per 1,0002001: 6.88 per 1,0002002: 6.71 per 1,0002003: 6.78 per 1,0002004: 6.93 per 1,0002005: 7.01 per 1,0002006: 7.15 per 1,0002007: 7.29 per 1,0002008: 7.43 per 1,0002009: 7.7 per 1,0002010: 7.8 per 1,0002011: 7.89 per 1,0002012: 7.97 per 1,0002013: 8.01 per 1,0002014: 8.05 per 1,0002015: 8.17 per 1,0002016: 8.33 per 1,0002017: 8.53 per 1,0002018: 8.65 per 1,0002019: 8.95 per 1,0002020: 9.18 per 1,0002021: 9.17 per 1,0002022: 9.24 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.17 (+52.31%) Average annual rate: 1.77 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Euro area 9.24 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 9.24 +0.07 +0.75%
2021 9.17 −0.01 −0.06%
2020 9.18 +0.23 +2.59%
2019 8.95 +0.3 +3.41%
2018 8.65 +0.12 +1.42%
2017 8.53 +0.2 +2.46%
2016 8.33 +0.15 +1.84%
2015 8.17 +0.12 +1.51%
2014 8.05 +0.04 +0.53%
2013 8.01 +0.04 +0.5%
2012 7.97 +0.08 +1.05%
2011 7.89 +0.09 +1.09%
2010 7.8 +0.11 +1.39%
2009 7.7 +0.27 +3.59%
2008 7.43 +0.14 +1.94%
2007 7.29 +0.14 +1.95%
2006 7.15 +0.13 +1.91%
2005 7.01 +0.08 +1.17%
2004 6.93 +0.16 +2.29%
2003 6.78 +0.07 +1.06%
2002 6.71 −0.17 −2.47%
2001 6.88 +0.2 +3.01%
2000 6.68 +0.34 +5.35%
1999 6.34 +0.27 +4.44%
1998 6.07

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.