Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Norway

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Norway in 2023 — 16.51 per 1,000. Ranked 1 in the world out of 75. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 16.1%.

2023 16.51 per 1,000 +2.61% vs 2022
World rank 1of 75
Period maximum 17.44 per 1,0002014
Period minimum 14.22 per 1,0002002

Trend over time

2002–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Norway, 2002–20231415161718200220052008201120142017202020232002: 14.22 per 1,0002003: 14.68 per 1,0002004: 15.09 per 1,0002005: 15.51 per 1,0002006: 15.84 per 1,0002007: 15.98 per 1,0002008: 16.1 per 1,0002009: 16.45 per 1,0002010: 16.66 per 1,0002011: 16.94 per 1,0002012: 17.07 per 1,0002013: 17.21 per 1,0002014: 17.44 per 1,0002015: 15.61 per 1,0002016: 15.75 per 1,0002017: 15.88 per 1,0002018: 15.88 per 1,0002019: 16.01 per 1,0002020: 16.12 per 1,0002021: 16.33 per 1,0002022: 16.09 per 1,0002023: 16.51 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.29 (+16.1%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 16.51 +0.42 +2.61%
2022 16.09 −0.24 −1.47%
2021 16.33 +0.21 +1.3%
2020 16.12 +0.11 +0.69%
2019 16.01 +0.13 +0.82%
2018 15.88 +0 +0%
2017 15.88 +0.13 +0.83%
2016 15.75 +0.14 +0.9%
2015 15.61 −1.83 −10.49%
2014 17.44 +0.23 +1.34%
2013 17.21 +0.14 +0.82%
2012 17.07 +0.13 +0.77%
2011 16.94 +0.28 +1.68%
2010 16.66 +0.21 +1.28%
2009 16.45 +0.35 +2.17%
2008 16.1 +0.12 +0.75%
2007 15.98 +0.14 +0.88%
2006 15.84 +0.33 +2.13%
2005 15.51 +0.42 +2.78%
2004 15.09 +0.41 +2.79%
2003 14.68 +0.46 +3.23%
2002 14.22

Northern Europe, 2023

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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.