Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Nepal

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nepal in 2023 — 4.09 per 1,000. Ranked 37 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 799.3%.

2023 4.09 per 1,000 +15.11% vs 2021
World rank 37of 75
Period maximum 4.09 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.46 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Nepal, 2004–20230246200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 0.46 per 1,0002012: 1.57 per 1,0002013: 1.83 per 1,0002014: 2.08 per 1,0002017: 2.81 per 1,0002018: 3.11 per 1,0002019: 3.33 per 1,0002020: 3.36 per 1,0002021: 3.56 per 1,0002023: 4.09 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.64 (+799.34%) Average annual rate: 12.26 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 4.09
2021 3.56 +0.19 +5.74%
2020 3.36 +0.04 +1.05%
2019 3.33 +0.22 +6.98%
2018 3.11 +0.3 +10.72%
2017 2.81
2014 2.08 +0.25 +13.74%
2013 1.83 +0.26 +16.67%
2012 1.57
2004 0.46

Southern Asia, 2023

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.