Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
HealthWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.MED.NUMW.P3•Per 1000 people•1990 → 2023•198 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Per 1000 people
≤ 0.99
0.99 – 1.93
1.93 – 3.1
3.1 – 4.34
4.34 – 6.39
6.39 – 9.11
> 9.11
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Countries
50
Median
9.5
Mean
10.3
25th pctl
7.6
75th pctl
12.3
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Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MonacoMCO | 20.83 Per 1000 people | 2014 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 18.76 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 16.51 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 15.86 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 14.78 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 14.01 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 13.72 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 13.45 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 13.38 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 12.98 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 12.89 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 12.3 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 12.25 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 12.19 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 11.67 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 11.67 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| GuamGUM | 11.56 Per 1000 people | 2018 | — |
| AustriaAUT | 11.28 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 11.26 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 11.08 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| BelarusBLR | 10.82 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 10.56 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 9.65 Per 1000 people | 2019 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 9.55 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 9.53 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 9.44 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 9.42 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 9.41 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 9.11 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 9.09 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 8.49 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 8.25 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 8.24 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 8.18 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| PortugalPRT | 8.01 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 8 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 7.84 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| CubaCUB | 7.6 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| UruguayURY | 7.39 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 7.33 Per 1000 people | 2018 | — |
| SeychellesSYC | 7.32 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 7.3 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 7.04 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| DominicaDMA | 6.76 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| ItalyITA | 6.76 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 6.73 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 6.69 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 6.66 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 6.62 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| PalauPLW | 6.61 Per 1000 people | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)