Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — G20

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the G20 in 2022 — 6.11 per 1,000. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 76.6%.

2022 6.11 per 1,000 +6.43% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 6.11 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 2.35 per 1,0001999

Trend over time

1998–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — G20, 1998–20222345671998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 3.46 per 1,0001999: 2.35 per 1,0002000: 2.99 per 1,0002001: 2.72 per 1,0002002: 3.85 per 1,0002003: 2.61 per 1,0002004: 3.11 per 1,0002005: 2.9 per 1,0002006: 2.96 per 1,0002007: 2.82 per 1,0002008: 3.13 per 1,0002009: 2.97 per 1,0002010: 3.28 per 1,0002011: 3.13 per 1,0002012: 3.37 per 1,0002013: 3.29 per 1,0002014: 3.73 per 1,0002015: 3.78 per 1,0002016: 4.12 per 1,0002017: 4.24 per 1,0002018: 4.48 per 1,0002019: 5.37 per 1,0002020: 4.5 per 1,0002021: 5.74 per 1,0002022: 6.11 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.65 (+76.59%) Average annual rate: 2.4 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 6.11 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 6.11 +0.37 +6.43%
2021 5.74 +1.24 +27.56%
2020 4.5 −0.87 −16.19%
2019 5.37 +0.89 +19.85%
2018 4.48 +0.24 +5.78%
2017 4.24 +0.12 +2.8%
2016 4.12 +0.34 +9.09%
2015 3.78 +0.05 +1.34%
2014 3.73 +0.44 +13.23%
2013 3.29 −0.08 −2.3%
2012 3.37 +0.24 +7.55%
2011 3.13 −0.14 −4.41%
2010 3.28 +0.31 +10.54%
2009 2.97 −0.16 −5.12%
2008 3.13 +0.31 +10.86%
2007 2.82 −0.14 −4.76%
2006 2.96 +0.06 +2.03%
2005 2.9 −0.2 −6.57%
2004 3.11 +0.49 +18.94%
2003 2.61 −1.23 −32.09%
2002 3.85 +1.13 +41.44%
2001 2.72 −0.27 −8.96%
2000 2.99 +0.63 +27.01%
1999 2.35 −1.11 −32.08%
1998 3.46

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.