Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 — 13.19 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 17.8%.

2022 13.19 per 1,000 −0.26% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 13.22 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 9.71 per 1,0002005

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2022910111213141990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 11.2 per 1,0001991: 11.57 per 1,0001992: 11.07 per 1,0001993: 10.76 per 1,0001994: 11.13 per 1,0001995: 10.6 per 1,0001996: 11.1 per 1,0001997: 10.14 per 1,0001998: 10.15 per 1,0001999: 10.03 per 1,0002000: 9.94 per 1,0002001: 10.44 per 1,0002002: 9.81 per 1,0002003: 9.75 per 1,0002004: 10.03 per 1,0002005: 9.71 per 1,0002007: 10.08 per 1,0002008: 10.25 per 1,0002009: 10.66 per 1,0002010: 10.45 per 1,0002011: 10.82 per 1,0002012: 10.24 per 1,0002013: 11.73 per 1,0002014: 11.87 per 1,0002015: 11.96 per 1,0002016: 12.11 per 1,0002017: 12.23 per 1,0002018: 12.43 per 1,0002019: 12.72 per 1,0002020: 12.84 per 1,0002021: 13.22 per 1,0002022: 13.19 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.99 (+17.77%) Average annual rate: 0.51 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 13.19 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 13.19 −0.03 −0.26%
2021 13.22 +0.39 +3.02%
2020 12.84 +0.12 +0.92%
2019 12.72 +0.29 +2.31%
2018 12.43 +0.2 +1.67%
2017 12.23 +0.12 +0.96%
2016 12.11 +0.15 +1.25%
2015 11.96 +0.09 +0.75%
2014 11.87 +0.15 +1.24%
2013 11.73 +1.49 +14.55%
2012 10.24 −0.58 −5.35%
2011 10.82 +0.37 +3.55%
2010 10.45 −0.21 −1.99%
2009 10.66 +0.41 +3.95%
2008 10.25 +0.17 +1.7%
2007 10.08
2005 9.71 −0.32 −3.18%
2004 10.03 +0.28 +2.83%
2003 9.75 −0.06 −0.59%
2002 9.81 −0.63 −6.03%
2001 10.44 +0.5 +5.03%
2000 9.94 −0.09 −0.91%
1999 10.03 −0.12 −1.16%
1998 10.15 +0.01 +0.09%
1997 10.14 −0.96 −8.67%
1996 11.1 +0.5 +4.71%
1995 10.6 −0.52 −4.71%
1994 11.13 +0.37 +3.43%
1993 10.76 −0.31 −2.84%
1992 11.07 −0.5 −4.35%
1991 11.57 +0.37 +3.34%
1990 11.2

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.