Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Western Europe

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Western Europe in 2022 — 12.58 per 1,000. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 52.6%.

2022 12.58 per 1,000 +9.36% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 12.58 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 8.15 per 1,0002002

Trend over time

2000–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Western Europe, 2000–20228101214200020032006200920122015201820212000: 8.24 per 1,0002001: 8.36 per 1,0002002: 8.15 per 1,0002003: 8.28 per 1,0002004: 8.58 per 1,0002005: 8.75 per 1,0002006: 8.9 per 1,0002007: 9.03 per 1,0002008: 9.22 per 1,0002009: 9.7 per 1,0002010: 9.84 per 1,0002011: 10 per 1,0002012: 10.18 per 1,0002013: 10.29 per 1,0002014: 10.28 per 1,0002015: 10.4 per 1,0002016: 10.55 per 1,0002017: 10.7 per 1,0002018: 10.92 per 1,0002019: 11.24 per 1,0002020: 11.47 per 1,0002021: 11.5 per 1,0002022: 12.58 per 1,000
Change over the period: +4.34 (+52.62%) Average annual rate: 1.94 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Europe 12.58 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 12.58 +1.08 +9.36%
2021 11.5 +0.03 +0.25%
2020 11.47 +0.24 +2.11%
2019 11.24 +0.31 +2.86%
2018 10.92 +0.23 +2.1%
2017 10.7 +0.14 +1.36%
2016 10.55 +0.16 +1.52%
2015 10.4 +0.11 +1.11%
2014 10.28 −0.01 −0.07%
2013 10.29 +0.11 +1.03%
2012 10.18 +0.19 +1.85%
2011 10 +0.16 +1.59%
2010 9.84 +0.14 +1.44%
2009 9.7 +0.48 +5.19%
2008 9.22 +0.19 +2.15%
2007 9.03 +0.13 +1.51%
2006 8.9 +0.15 +1.71%
2005 8.75 +0.16 +1.91%
2004 8.58 +0.3 +3.6%
2003 8.28 +0.14 +1.67%
2002 8.15 −0.22 −2.6%
2001 8.36 +0.12 +1.5%
2000 8.24

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.