Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Southern Europe

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Southern Europe in 2022 — 6.6 per 1,000. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 35.8%.

2022 6.6 per 1,000 +1.72% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 6.6 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 4.81 per 1,0002005

Trend over time

2002–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Southern Europe, 2002–20224.555.566.57200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 4.86 per 1,0002003: 4.85 per 1,0002004: 4.83 per 1,0002005: 4.81 per 1,0002006: 4.93 per 1,0002007: 5.06 per 1,0002008: 5.19 per 1,0002009: 5.24 per 1,0002010: 5.33 per 1,0002011: 5.38 per 1,0002012: 5.37 per 1,0002013: 5.34 per 1,0002014: 5.48 per 1,0002015: 5.61 per 1,0002016: 5.74 per 1,0002017: 5.98 per 1,0002018: 6.03 per 1,0002019: 6.19 per 1,0002020: 6.36 per 1,0002021: 6.49 per 1,0002022: 6.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.74 (+35.76%) Average annual rate: 1.54 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Southern Europe 6.6 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 6.6 +0.11 +1.72%
2021 6.49 +0.13 +2.03%
2020 6.36 +0.17 +2.73%
2019 6.19 +0.16 +2.64%
2018 6.03 +0.05 +0.87%
2017 5.98 +0.24 +4.23%
2016 5.74 +0.13 +2.32%
2015 5.61 +0.13 +2.37%
2014 5.48 +0.14 +2.61%
2013 5.34 −0.03 −0.54%
2012 5.37 −0.01 −0.27%
2011 5.38 +0.05 +0.91%
2010 5.33 +0.09 +1.72%
2009 5.24 +0.05 +0.94%
2008 5.19 +0.13 +2.59%
2007 5.06 +0.14 +2.74%
2006 4.93 +0.12 +2.53%
2005 4.81 −0.02 −0.47%
2004 4.83 −0.02 −0.48%
2003 4.85 −0.01 −0.2%
2002 4.86

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.