Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sweden

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sweden in 2021 — 11.67 per 1,000. Ranked 12 in the world out of 117. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 12.4%.

2021 11.67 per 1,000 +2.1% vs 2020
World rank 12of 117
Period maximum 14.81 per 1,0001994
Period minimum 9.92 per 1,0001997

Trend over time

1990–2021 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sweden, 1990–20218101214161990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 13.32 per 1,0001991: 13.67 per 1,0001992: 14.08 per 1,0001993: 14.45 per 1,0001994: 14.81 per 1,0001995: 10 per 1,0001996: 9.98 per 1,0001997: 9.92 per 1,0001998: 10.13 per 1,0001999: 10.25 per 1,0002000: 10.32 per 1,0002001: 10.48 per 1,0002002: 10.7 per 1,0002003: 10.81 per 1,0002004: 11.01 per 1,0002005: 11.21 per 1,0002006: 11.37 per 1,0002007: 11.48 per 1,0002008: 11.52 per 1,0002009: 11.54 per 1,0002010: 11.61 per 1,0002011: 11.64 per 1,0002012: 11.69 per 1,0002013: 11.72 per 1,0002014: 11.71 per 1,0002015: 11.73 per 1,0002016: 11.71 per 1,0002017: 11.68 per 1,0002018: 11.66 per 1,0002019: 11.63 per 1,0002020: 11.43 per 1,0002021: 11.67 per 1,000
Change over the period: −1.65 (−12.39%) Average annual rate: -0.43 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Sweden 11.67 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 7.98 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 10.27 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 11.67 +0.24 +2.1%
2020 11.43 −0.2 −1.72%
2019 11.63 −0.03 −0.26%
2018 11.66 −0.02 −0.17%
2017 11.68 −0.03 −0.26%
2016 11.71 −0.02 −0.17%
2015 11.73 +0.02 +0.17%
2014 11.71 −0.01 −0.09%
2013 11.72 +0.03 +0.26%
2012 11.69 +0.05 +0.43%
2011 11.64 +0.03 +0.26%
2010 11.61 +0.07 +0.61%
2009 11.54 +0.02 +0.17%
2008 11.52 +0.04 +0.35%
2007 11.48 +0.11 +0.97%
2006 11.37 +0.16 +1.43%
2005 11.21 +0.2 +1.82%
2004 11.01 +0.2 +1.85%
2003 10.81 +0.11 +1.03%
2002 10.7 +0.22 +2.1%
2001 10.48 +0.16 +1.55%
2000 10.32 +0.07 +0.68%
1999 10.25 +0.12 +1.18%
1998 10.13 +0.21 +2.13%
1997 9.92 −0.06 −0.65%
1996 9.98 −0.01 −0.12%
1995 10 −4.81 −32.51%
1994 14.81 +0.36 +2.49%
1993 14.45 +0.37 +2.63%
1992 14.08 +0.41 +3%
1991 13.67 +0.35 +2.63%
1990 13.32

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.