Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — OECD

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the OECD in 2022 — 9.47 per 1,000. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 35.3%.

2022 9.47 per 1,000 +6.3% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 9.47 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 5.67 per 1,0001995

Trend over time

1994–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — OECD, 1994–2022567891019941997200020032006200920122015201820211994: 7 per 1,0001995: 5.67 per 1,0001996: 7.02 per 1,0001997: 6.92 per 1,0001998: 7.1 per 1,0001999: 6.65 per 1,0002000: 7.12 per 1,0002001: 6.93 per 1,0002002: 7.09 per 1,0002003: 6.88 per 1,0002004: 7.21 per 1,0002005: 7.09 per 1,0002006: 7.35 per 1,0002007: 7.25 per 1,0002008: 7.61 per 1,0002009: 7.48 per 1,0002010: 7.75 per 1,0002011: 7.55 per 1,0002012: 7.96 per 1,0002013: 7.67 per 1,0002014: 8.05 per 1,0002015: 7.81 per 1,0002016: 8.33 per 1,0002017: 8.09 per 1,0002018: 8.53 per 1,0002019: 8.71 per 1,0002020: 9.01 per 1,0002021: 8.91 per 1,0002022: 9.47 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.47 (+35.27%) Average annual rate: 1.08 %

Comparison, 2022

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

OECD 9.47 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 9.47 +0.56 +6.3%
2021 8.91 −0.1 −1.15%
2020 9.01 +0.3 +3.48%
2019 8.71 +0.18 +2.07%
2018 8.53 +0.44 +5.49%
2017 8.09 −0.24 −2.9%
2016 8.33 +0.52 +6.67%
2015 7.81 −0.24 −2.99%
2014 8.05 +0.38 +4.97%
2013 7.67 −0.29 −3.66%
2012 7.96 +0.41 +5.47%
2011 7.55 −0.2 −2.61%
2010 7.75 +0.27 +3.59%
2009 7.48 −0.13 −1.71%
2008 7.61 +0.36 +4.95%
2007 7.25 −0.1 −1.31%
2006 7.35 +0.26 +3.65%
2005 7.09 −0.12 −1.7%
2004 7.21 +0.34 +4.91%
2003 6.88 −0.22 −3.08%
2002 7.09 +0.16 +2.37%
2001 6.93 −0.19 −2.7%
2000 7.12 +0.47 +7.13%
1999 6.65 −0.45 −6.34%
1998 7.1 +0.18 +2.6%
1997 6.92 −0.11 −1.51%
1996 7.02 +1.35 +23.77%
1995 5.67 −1.33 −18.95%
1994 7

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.