Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — France

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in France in 2021 — 9.42 per 1,000. Ranked 19 in the world out of 117. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 47.1%.

2021 9.42 per 1,000 −0.31% vs 2020
World rank 19of 117
Period maximum 9.45 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 6.4 per 1,0001998

Trend over time

1998–2021 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — France, 1998–20216789101998200120042007201020132016201920211998: 6.4 per 1,0001999: 6.62 per 1,0002000: 6.82 per 1,0002001: 6.97 per 1,0002002: 6.86 per 1,0002003: 7.3 per 1,0002004: 7.46 per 1,0002005: 7.64 per 1,0002006: 7.84 per 1,0002007: 7.92 per 1,0002008: 8.16 per 1,0002009: 8.4 per 1,0002010: 8.57 per 1,0002011: 8.75 per 1,0002012: 9.04 per 1,0002013: 8.78 per 1,0002014: 8.91 per 1,0002015: 9.03 per 1,0002016: 9.19 per 1,0002017: 9.24 per 1,0002018: 9.28 per 1,0002019: 9.34 per 1,0002020: 9.45 per 1,0002021: 9.42 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.02 (+47.15%) Average annual rate: 1.69 %

Comparison, 2021

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

France 9.42 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 7.98 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 11.5 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 9.42 −0.03 −0.31%
2020 9.45 +0.12 +1.23%
2019 9.34 +0.06 +0.63%
2018 9.28 +0.04 +0.41%
2017 9.24 +0.05 +0.59%
2016 9.19 +0.16 +1.77%
2015 9.03 +0.12 +1.29%
2014 8.91 +0.13 +1.45%
2013 8.78 −0.25 −2.81%
2012 9.04 +0.29 +3.33%
2011 8.75 +0.18 +2.05%
2010 8.57 +0.17 +2.01%
2009 8.4 +0.24 +2.92%
2008 8.16 +0.25 +3.09%
2007 7.92 +0.08 +1.05%
2006 7.84 +0.19 +2.54%
2005 7.64 +0.18 +2.41%
2004 7.46 +0.17 +2.3%
2003 7.3 +0.43 +6.31%
2002 6.86 −0.11 −1.58%
2001 6.97 +0.16 +2.3%
2000 6.82 +0.19 +2.93%
1999 6.62 +0.22 +3.4%
1998 6.4

Western Europe, 2021

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

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.