Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Japan

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan in 2022 — 12.98 per 1,000. Ranked 8 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 103.7%.

2022 12.98 per 1,000 +5.1% vs 2020
World rank 8of 126
Period maximum 12.98 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 6.37 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Japan, 1990–2022681012141990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.37 per 1,0001992: 6.74 per 1,0001994: 7.25 per 1,0001996: 7.77 per 1,0001998: 8.22 per 1,0002000: 8.65 per 1,0002002: 8.6 per 1,0002004: 8.96 per 1,0002006: 9.31 per 1,0002008: 9.77 per 1,0002010: 10.3 per 1,0002012: 10.73 per 1,0002014: 11.18 per 1,0002016: 11.57 per 1,0002018: 11.98 per 1,0002020: 12.35 per 1,0002022: 12.98 per 1,000
Change over the period: +6.61 (+103.67%) Average annual rate: 2.25 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Japan 12.98 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.35 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 12.98
2020 12.35
2018 11.98
2016 11.57
2014 11.18
2012 10.73
2010 10.3
2008 9.77
2006 9.31
2004 8.96
2002 8.6
2000 8.65
1998 8.22
1996 7.77
1994 7.25
1992 6.74
1990 6.37

Eastern Asia, 2022

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.