Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Northern Europe

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Northern Europe in 2021 — 10.27 per 1,000. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.3%.

2021 10.27 per 1,000 −0.38% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 10.31 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 8.91 per 1,0002000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Northern Europe, 2000–20218.599.51010.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 8.91 per 1,0002002: 9.68 per 1,0002003: 9.86 per 1,0002004: 9.86 per 1,0002005: 10 per 1,0002006: 9.99 per 1,0002007: 9.87 per 1,0002008: 9.92 per 1,0002009: 9.82 per 1,0002010: 9.82 per 1,0002011: 9.73 per 1,0002012: 9.59 per 1,0002013: 9.59 per 1,0002014: 9.61 per 1,0002015: 9.52 per 1,0002016: 9.48 per 1,0002017: 9.61 per 1,0002018: 9.7 per 1,0002019: 9.98 per 1,0002020: 10.31 per 1,0002021: 10.27 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.36 (+15.28%) Average annual rate: 0.68 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 10.27 −0.04 −0.38%
2020 10.31 +0.33 +3.29%
2019 9.98 +0.27 +2.82%
2018 9.7 +0.1 +1.02%
2017 9.61 +0.13 +1.32%
2016 9.48 −0.04 −0.45%
2015 9.52 −0.08 −0.84%
2014 9.61 +0.01 +0.12%
2013 9.59 +0.01 +0.07%
2012 9.59 −0.15 −1.51%
2011 9.73 −0.08 −0.85%
2010 9.82 +0 +0%
2009 9.82 −0.1 −1.06%
2008 9.92 +0.05 +0.55%
2007 9.87 −0.12 −1.24%
2006 9.99 −0.01 −0.12%
2005 10 +0.15 +1.49%
2004 9.86 −0 −0.01%
2003 9.86 +0.17 +1.79%
2002 9.68
2000 8.91

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.