Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — European Union

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the European Union in 2022 — 8.98 per 1,000. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 39.4%.

2022 8.98 per 1,000 +0.74% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 8.98 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 6.29 per 1,0001996

Trend over time

1995–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — European Union, 1995–2022678919951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 6.45 per 1,0001996: 6.29 per 1,0001997: 6.34 per 1,0001998: 6.4 per 1,0001999: 6.48 per 1,0002000: 6.63 per 1,0002001: 6.8 per 1,0002002: 6.69 per 1,0002003: 6.74 per 1,0002004: 6.89 per 1,0002005: 6.98 per 1,0002006: 7.11 per 1,0002007: 7.23 per 1,0002008: 7.35 per 1,0002009: 7.58 per 1,0002010: 7.65 per 1,0002011: 7.72 per 1,0002012: 8.02 per 1,0002013: 7.84 per 1,0002014: 7.88 per 1,0002015: 7.99 per 1,0002016: 8.11 per 1,0002017: 8.28 per 1,0002018: 8.39 per 1,0002019: 8.7 per 1,0002020: 8.88 per 1,0002021: 8.92 per 1,0002022: 8.98 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.54 (+39.35%) Average annual rate: 1.24 %

Comparison, 2022

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

European Union 8.98 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 8.98 +0.07 +0.74%
2021 8.92 +0.03 +0.39%
2020 8.88 +0.19 +2.16%
2019 8.7 +0.31 +3.66%
2018 8.39 +0.11 +1.34%
2017 8.28 +0.16 +2.02%
2016 8.11 +0.13 +1.58%
2015 7.99 +0.11 +1.4%
2014 7.88 +0.04 +0.48%
2013 7.84 −0.17 −2.17%
2012 8.02 +0.3 +3.82%
2011 7.72 +0.07 +0.93%
2010 7.65 +0.07 +0.92%
2009 7.58 +0.23 +3.16%
2008 7.35 +0.12 +1.62%
2007 7.23 +0.12 +1.7%
2006 7.11 +0.13 +1.79%
2005 6.98 +0.09 +1.36%
2004 6.89 +0.15 +2.29%
2003 6.74 +0.04 +0.64%
2002 6.69 −0.1 −1.54%
2001 6.8 +0.17 +2.51%
2000 6.63 +0.15 +2.31%
1999 6.48 +0.08 +1.29%
1998 6.4 +0.06 +0.97%
1997 6.34 +0.05 +0.75%
1996 6.29 −0.16 −2.44%
1995 6.45

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.