Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — New Zealand

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in New Zealand in 2023 — 12.3 per 1,000. Ranked 5 in the world out of 75. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 33.7%.

2023 12.3 per 1,000 +3.71% vs 2022
World rank 5of 75
Period maximum 12.3 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 8.79 per 1,0001992

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — New Zealand, 1990–202389101112131990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 9.2 per 1,0001991: 9.32 per 1,0001992: 8.79 per 1,0001993: 9.35 per 1,0001994: 9.58 per 1,0001995: 9.72 per 1,0001996: 9.73 per 1,0001997: 9.01 per 1,0001998: 9.65 per 1,0001999: 9.59 per 1,0002000: 9.59 per 1,0002001: 10.13 per 1,0002002: 9.39 per 1,0002003: 9.08 per 1,0002004: 9.42 per 1,0002005: 9.71 per 1,0002006: 9.4 per 1,0002007: 9.8 per 1,0002008: 10.32 per 1,0002009: 10.3 per 1,0002010: 10.63 per 1,0002011: 10.7 per 1,0002012: 10.59 per 1,0002013: 10.57 per 1,0002014: 10.64 per 1,0002015: 10.78 per 1,0002016: 10.78 per 1,0002017: 10.68 per 1,0002018: 10.76 per 1,0002019: 10.78 per 1,0002020: 11.2 per 1,0002021: 11.48 per 1,0002022: 11.86 per 1,0002023: 12.3 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.1 (+33.68%) Average annual rate: 0.88 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 12.3 +0.44 +3.71%
2022 11.86 +0.38 +3.31%
2021 11.48 +0.28 +2.5%
2020 11.2 +0.42 +3.9%
2019 10.78 +0.02 +0.19%
2018 10.76 +0.08 +0.75%
2017 10.68 −0.1 −0.93%
2016 10.78 +0 +0%
2015 10.78 +0.14 +1.32%
2014 10.64 +0.07 +0.66%
2013 10.57 −0.02 −0.19%
2012 10.59 −0.11 −1.03%
2011 10.7 +0.07 +0.66%
2010 10.63 +0.33 +3.2%
2009 10.3 −0.02 −0.19%
2008 10.32 +0.53 +5.36%
2007 9.8 +0.4 +4.24%
2006 9.4 −0.31 −3.2%
2005 9.71 +0.29 +3.02%
2004 9.42 +0.35 +3.81%
2003 9.08 −0.31 −3.32%
2002 9.39 −0.74 −7.31%
2001 10.13 +0.55 +5.69%
2000 9.59 −0 −0.02%
1999 9.59 −0.06 −0.61%
1998 9.65 +0.64 +7.11%
1997 9.01 −0.73 −7.48%
1996 9.73 +0.01 +0.12%
1995 9.72 +0.15 +1.52%
1994 9.58 +0.22 +2.37%
1993 9.35 +0.56 +6.37%
1992 8.79 −0.53 −5.63%
1991 9.32 +0.12 +1.28%
1990 9.2

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.