Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — United Kingdom

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 9.55 per 1,000. Ranked 8 in the world out of 75. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.3%.

2023 9.55 per 1,000 +5.39% vs 2022
World rank 8of 75
Period maximum 9.6 per 1,0002005
Period minimum 8.27 per 1,0002017

Trend over time

2000–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — United Kingdom, 2000–202388.599.5102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 8.58 per 1,0002001: 8.79 per 1,0002002: 9.09 per 1,0002003: 9.33 per 1,0002004: 9.48 per 1,0002005: 9.6 per 1,0002006: 9.44 per 1,0002007: 9.11 per 1,0002008: 9.12 per 1,0002009: 8.96 per 1,0002010: 8.86 per 1,0002011: 8.65 per 1,0002012: 8.4 per 1,0002013: 8.4 per 1,0002014: 8.39 per 1,0002015: 8.36 per 1,0002016: 8.33 per 1,0002017: 8.27 per 1,0002018: 8.5 per 1,0002019: 8.65 per 1,0002020: 8.92 per 1,0002021: 9.12 per 1,0002022: 9.06 per 1,0002023: 9.55 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.97 (+11.33%) Average annual rate: 0.47 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 9.55 +0.49 +5.39%
2022 9.06 −0.05 −0.59%
2021 9.12 +0.19 +2.15%
2020 8.92 +0.28 +3.22%
2019 8.65 +0.15 +1.74%
2018 8.5 +0.23 +2.73%
2017 8.27 −0.05 −0.66%
2016 8.33 −0.03 −0.41%
2015 8.36 −0.03 −0.41%
2014 8.39 −0 −0.02%
2013 8.4 +0 +0.01%
2012 8.4 −0.26 −2.97%
2011 8.65 −0.21 −2.34%
2010 8.86 −0.1 −1.09%
2009 8.96 −0.17 −1.82%
2008 9.12 +0.02 +0.2%
2007 9.11 −0.34 −3.58%
2006 9.44 −0.16 −1.64%
2005 9.6 +0.12 +1.22%
2004 9.48 +0.15 +1.61%
2003 9.33 +0.24 +2.65%
2002 9.09 +0.3 +3.46%
2001 8.79 +0.21 +2.47%
2000 8.58

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.