Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Europe & Central Asia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia in 2022 — 8.05 per 1,000. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 30.1%.

2022 8.05 per 1,000 +0.91% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 8.28 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 6.19 per 1,0001999

Trend over time

1999–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Europe & Central Asia, 1999–202267891999200220052008201120142017202020221999: 6.19 per 1,0002000: 6.72 per 1,0002001: 6.7 per 1,0002002: 6.71 per 1,0002003: 6.74 per 1,0002004: 6.82 per 1,0002005: 6.89 per 1,0002006: 6.96 per 1,0002007: 7.02 per 1,0002008: 7.09 per 1,0002009: 7.26 per 1,0002010: 7.29 per 1,0002011: 7.33 per 1,0002012: 7.03 per 1,0002013: 6.96 per 1,0002014: 6.96 per 1,0002015: 7.73 per 1,0002016: 7.75 per 1,0002017: 7.81 per 1,0002018: 7.97 per 1,0002019: 8.12 per 1,0002020: 8.28 per 1,0002021: 7.98 per 1,0002022: 8.05 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.86 (+30.06%) Average annual rate: 1.15 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 8.05 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 8.05 +0.07 +0.91%
2021 7.98 −0.3 −3.63%
2020 8.28 +0.15 +1.88%
2019 8.12 +0.15 +1.9%
2018 7.97 +0.16 +2.07%
2017 7.81 +0.06 +0.75%
2016 7.75 +0.03 +0.32%
2015 7.73 +0.77 +11%
2014 6.96 +0 +0.02%
2013 6.96 −0.07 −0.94%
2012 7.03 −0.3 −4.12%
2011 7.33 +0.03 +0.46%
2010 7.29 +0.04 +0.53%
2009 7.26 +0.16 +2.29%
2008 7.09 +0.07 +1.03%
2007 7.02 +0.06 +0.85%
2006 6.96 +0.07 +1.08%
2005 6.89 +0.07 +0.97%
2004 6.82 +0.08 +1.13%
2003 6.74 +0.04 +0.57%
2002 6.71 +0.01 +0.16%
2001 6.7 −0.02 −0.36%
2000 6.72 +0.53 +8.57%
1999 6.19

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.