Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — South Korea

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in South Korea in 2022 — 9.09 per 1,000. Ranked 18 in the world out of 126. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 731.3%.

2022 9.09 per 1,000 +1.95% vs 2021
World rank 18of 126
Period maximum 9.09 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.09 per 1,0001994

Trend over time

1994–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — South Korea, 1994–202202.557.51019941997200020032006200920122015201820211994: 1.09 per 1,0001995: 1.14 per 1,0001996: 1.2 per 1,0001997: 2.74 per 1,0001998: 2.78 per 1,0001999: 2.92 per 1,0002000: 3 per 1,0002001: 3.4 per 1,0002002: 3.64 per 1,0002003: 3.6 per 1,0002004: 3.86 per 1,0002005: 3.9 per 1,0002006: 4.04 per 1,0002007: 4.21 per 1,0002008: 4.41 per 1,0002009: 4.55 per 1,0002010: 4.71 per 1,0002011: 4.81 per 1,0002012: 4.91 per 1,0002013: 5.26 per 1,0002014: 5.62 per 1,0002015: 5.97 per 1,0002016: 6.98 per 1,0002017: 7.09 per 1,0002018: 7.4 per 1,0002019: 8.09 per 1,0002020: 8.53 per 1,0002021: 8.91 per 1,0002022: 9.09 per 1,000
Change over the period: +7.99 (+731.29%) Average annual rate: 7.86 %

Comparison, 2022

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

South Korea 9.09 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.35 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 9.09 +0.17 +1.95%
2021 8.91 +0.39 +4.52%
2020 8.53 +0.43 +5.36%
2019 8.09 +0.7 +9.42%
2018 7.4 +0.3 +4.26%
2017 7.09 +0.11 +1.63%
2016 6.98 +1.01 +17%
2015 5.97 +0.35 +6.21%
2014 5.62 +0.36 +6.89%
2013 5.26 +0.35 +7.09%
2012 4.91 +0.1 +2.02%
2011 4.81 +0.1 +2.08%
2010 4.71 +0.16 +3.51%
2009 4.55 +0.14 +3.15%
2008 4.41 +0.2 +4.82%
2007 4.21 +0.17 +4.13%
2006 4.04 +0.14 +3.69%
2005 3.9 +0.04 +1.06%
2004 3.86 +0.26 +7.23%
2003 3.6 −0.04 −1.13%
2002 3.64 +0.24 +6.9%
2001 3.4 +0.4 +13.47%
2000 3 +0.08 +2.63%
1999 2.92 +0.15 +5.22%
1998 2.78 +0.04 +1.54%
1997 2.74 +1.54 +128.76%
1996 1.2 +0.06 +5%
1995 1.14 +0.05 +4.21%
1994 1.09

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.