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Nurses and midwives

per 1,000 people · higher ranks first

196 of 216 countries report a figure for nurses and midwives

World average: 4.7 /1,000

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RankCountryValueYear
#1Switzerland18.8 /1,0002022
#2Norway16.5 /1,0002023
#3Iceland15.9 /1,0002023
#4Ireland14.8 /1,0002023
#5Finland14.0 /1,0002021
#6Luxembourg13.7 /1,0002023
#7Australia13.5 /1,0002022
#8United States13.4 /1,0002022
#9Japan13.0 /1,0002022
#10Belgium12.9 /1,0002021
#11New Zealand12.3 /1,0002023
#12Germany12.3 /1,0002022
#13Denmark12.2 /1,0002021
#14Kingdom of the Netherlands11.7 /1,0002022
#15Sweden11.7 /1,0002021
#16Guam11.6 /1,0002018
#17Austria11.3 /1,0002022
#18Canada11.3 /1,0002023
#19Uzbekistan11.1 /1,0002020
#20Belarus10.8 /1,0002023
#21Slovenia10.6 /1,0002022
#22Antigua and Barbuda9.7 /1,0002019
#23United Kingdom9.5 /1,0002023
#24Czech Republic9.5 /1,0002022
#25San Marino9.4 /1,0002023
#26France9.4 /1,0002021
#27Paraguay9.4 /1,0002022
#28British Virgin Islands9.1 /1,0002018
#29South Korea9.1 /1,0002022
#30Qatar8.5 /1,0002023
#31Romania8.3 /1,0002022
#32Malta8.2 /1,0002023
#33Hong Kong8.2 /1,0002018
#34Portugal8.0 /1,0002023
#35Croatia8.0 /1,0002022
#36Lithuania7.8 /1,0002022
#37Cuba7.6 /1,0002020
#38Uruguay7.4 /1,0002022
#39Cayman Islands7.3 /1,0002018
#40Seychelles7.3 /1,0002023
#41Nauru7.3 /1,0002018
#42Russia7.0 /1,0002022
#43Dominica6.8 /1,0002018
#44Italy6.8 /1,0002022
#45Bosnia and Herzegovina6.7 /1,0002022
#46Serbia6.7 /1,0002022
#47Estonia6.7 /1,0002023
#48Brunei6.6 /1,0002021
#49Palau6.6 /1,0002023
#50Saint Kitts and Nevis6.6 /1,0002023
#51Singapore6.6 /1,0002022
#52Saudi Arabia6.6 /1,0002023
#53Kazakhstan6.5 /1,0002023
#54Tajikistan6.5 /1,0002023
#55Spain6.4 /1,0002022
#56South Africa6.4 /1,0002022
#57Libya6.4 /1,0002017
#58Poland6.3 /1,0002022
#59Moldova6.3 /1,0002023
#60United Arab Emirates6.2 /1,0002022
#61Montenegro6.1 /1,0002023
#62Ukraine6.1 /1,0002023
#63Slovakia6.0 /1,0002022
#64Georgia6.0 /1,0002023
#65Israel5.9 /1,0002023
#66Albania5.8 /1,0002020
#67Hungary5.7 /1,0002022
#68Azerbaijan5.6 /1,0002022
#69North Macedonia5.5 /1,0002022
#70Brazil5.5 /1,0002023
#71Chile5.5 /1,0002023
#72Namibia5.4 /1,0002022
#73Saint Lucia5.3 /1,0002023
#74Maldives5.0 /1,0002020
#75Philippines4.8 /1,0002021
#76Argentina4.7 /1,0002023
#77Armenia4.7 /1,0002022
#78Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.7 /1,0002023
#79Andorra4.7 /1,0002023
#80Oman4.7 /1,0002022
#81Grenada4.6 /1,0002023
#82Kuwait4.5 /1,0002020
#83North Korea4.4 /1,0002017
#84Latvia4.4 /1,0002022
#85Marshall Islands4.3 /1,0002018
#86Eswatini4.3 /1,0002023
#87The Bahamas4.2 /1,0002023
#88Mongolia4.2 /1,0002018
#89Bulgaria4.2 /1,0002023
#90Tonga4.2 /1,0002021
#91Greece4.1 /1,0002022
#92Ghana4.1 /1,0002023
#93Trinidad and Tobago4.1 /1,0002023
#94Nepal4.1 /1,0002023
#95Kyrgyzstan4.1 /1,0002023
#96Malaysia4.1 /1,0002023
#97Mauritius4.0 /1,0002022
#98Tuvalu3.9 /1,0002020
#99Guyana3.9 /1,0002023
#100Cyprus3.9 /1,0002022
#101Fiji3.9 /1,0002019
#102Macau3.8 /1,0002018
#103Barbados3.7 /1,0002023
#104People's Republic of China3.7 /1,0002022
#105Kiribati3.6 /1,0002018
#106Thailand3.6 /1,0002023
#107Turkmenistan3.5 /1,0002023
#108Turkey3.5 /1,0002022
#109Panama3.3 /1,0002022
#110Jordan3.3 /1,0002023
#111Indonesia3.2 /1,0002023
#112Costa Rica3.1 /1,0002022
#113Zimbabwe3.1 /1,0002022
#114Samoa3.1 /1,0002020
#115Mexico3.0 /1,0002022
#116Botswana3.0 /1,0002023
#117Zambia2.9 /1,0002022
#118Iran2.9 /1,0002023
#119Peru2.7 /1,0002023
#120Bahrain2.6 /1,0002020
#121Iraq2.6 /1,0002022
#122Ecuador2.5 /1,0002018
#123Algeria2.5 /1,0002022
#124Gabon2.4 /1,0002022
#125Guatemala2.3 /1,0002023
#126Kenya2.3 /1,0002023
#127Uganda2.3 /1,0002022
#128Sri Lanka2.3 /1,0002023
#129Federated States of Micronesia2.2 /1,0002019
#130El Salvador2.2 /1,0002022
#131São Tomé and Príncipe2.2 /1,0002022
#132Tunisia2.2 /1,0002021
#133Belize2.1 /1,0002023
#134Dominican Republic2.1 /1,0002023
#135Bhutan2.1 /1,0002022
#136Venezuela2.0 /1,0002018
#137Solomon Islands2.0 /1,0002023
#138Palestine2.0 /1,0002018
#139Lebanon1.9 /1,0002018
#140Angola1.9 /1,0002022
#141Cape Verde1.8 /1,0002023
#142Egypt1.8 /1,0002018
#143Syria1.8 /1,0002021
#144Lesotho1.8 /1,0002022
#145Timor-Leste1.7 /1,0002020
#146Suriname1.7 /1,0002023
#147India1.7 /1,0002020
#148Nigeria1.6 /1,0002022
#149Comoros1.6 /1,0002022
#150Bolivia1.6 /1,0002021
#151Jamaica1.6 /1,0002023
#152Mauritania1.6 /1,0002022
#153Nicaragua1.6 /1,0002017
#154Eritrea1.5 /1,0002022
#155Colombia1.5 /1,0002023
#156Vanuatu1.5 /1,0002019
#157Vietnam1.4 /1,0002016
#158Equatorial Guinea1.4 /1,0002022
#159Ethiopia1.2 /1,0002022
#160Democratic Republic of the Congo1.2 /1,0002022
#161Sierra Leone1.2 /1,0002022
#162Republic of the Congo1.1 /1,0002022
#163Rwanda1.1 /1,0002022
#164Central African Republic1.1 /1,0002023
#165Sudan1.1 /1,0002018
#166Laos1.0 /1,0002023
#167Cambodia1.0 /1,0002019
#168Liberia1.0 /1,0002022
#169Guinea-Bissau1.0 /1,0002022
#170Burkina Faso0.9 /1,0002023
#171Mozambique0.9 /1,0002022
#172Morocco0.9 /1,0002023
#173Burundi0.8 /1,0002023
#174Ivory Coast0.8 /1,0002023
#175Honduras0.7 /1,0002023
#176Haiti0.7 /1,0002022
#177Tanzania0.7 /1,0002023
#178South Sudan0.7 /1,0002022
#179Bangladesh0.7 /1,0002023
#180Cameroon0.7 /1,0002022
#181The Gambia0.7 /1,0002023
#182Benin0.6 /1,0002023
#183Afghanistan0.5 /1,0002023
#184Yemen0.5 /1,0002023
#185Pakistan0.5 /1,0002021
#186Papua New Guinea0.5 /1,0002021
#187Malawi0.5 /1,0002022
#188Togo0.5 /1,0002022
#189Senegal0.4 /1,0002023
#190Guinea0.4 /1,0002022
#191Niger0.4 /1,0002023
#192Madagascar0.3 /1,0002022
#193Mali0.3 /1,0002023
#194Myanmar0.2 /1,0002022
#195Djibouti0.2 /1,0002022
#196Chad0.2 /1,0002023
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)