social2023
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) — series 2
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.8per 1,000 people
Median: 3.9per 1,000 people
Countries Covered
198
with available data
Highest
Monaco
20.8per 1,000 people
Lowest
Chad
0.2per 1,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Monaco20.8per 1,000 people
2Switzerland18.8per 1,000 people
3Norway16.5per 1,000 people
4Iceland15.9per 1,000 people
5Ireland14.8per 1,000 people
By Region
Oceania12.9per 1,000 people(2 countries)
Europe9.5per 1,000 people(32 countries)
North America7.5per 1,000 people(4 countries)
Asia4.3per 1,000 people(26 countries)
South America4.3per 1,000 people(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2per 1,000 people)High (20.8per 1,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.8per 1,000 people)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (118)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 20.8per 1,000 people |
| 2 | Switzerland | 18.8per 1,000 people |
| 3 | Norway | 16.5per 1,000 people |
| 4 | Iceland | 15.9per 1,000 people |
| 5 | Ireland | 14.8per 1,000 people |
| 6 | Finland | 14.0per 1,000 people |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 13.7per 1,000 people |
| 8 | Australia | 13.5per 1,000 people |
| 9 | United States of America | 13.4per 1,000 people |
| 10 | Japan | 13.0per 1,000 people |
| 11 | Belgium | 12.9per 1,000 people |
| 12 | New Zealand | 12.3per 1,000 people |
| 13 | Germany | 12.3per 1,000 people |
| 14 | Denmark | 12.2per 1,000 people |
| 15 | Netherlands | 11.7per 1,000 people |
| 16 | Sweden | 11.7per 1,000 people |
| 17 | Guam | 11.6per 1,000 people |
| 18 | Austria | 11.3per 1,000 people |
| 19 | Canada | 11.3per 1,000 people |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 11.1per 1,000 people |
| 21 | Belarus | 10.8per 1,000 people |
| 22 | Slovenia | 10.6per 1,000 people |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.7per 1,000 people |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 9.5per 1,000 people |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 9.5per 1,000 people |
| 26 | San Marino | 9.4per 1,000 people |
| 27 | France | 9.4per 1,000 people |
| 28 | Paraguay | 9.4per 1,000 people |
| 29 | Virgin Islands, British | 9.1per 1,000 people |
| 30 | South Korea | 9.1per 1,000 people |
| 31 | Qatar | 8.5per 1,000 people |
| 32 | Romania | 8.3per 1,000 people |
| 33 | Malta | 8.2per 1,000 people |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 8.2per 1,000 people |
| 35 | Portugal | 8.0per 1,000 people |
| 36 | Croatia | 8.0per 1,000 people |
| 37 | Lithuania | 7.8per 1,000 people |
| 38 | Cuba | 7.6per 1,000 people |
| 39 | Uruguay | 7.4per 1,000 people |
| 40 | Cayman Islands | 7.3per 1,000 people |
| 41 | Seychelles | 7.3per 1,000 people |
| 42 | Nauru | 7.3per 1,000 people |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 7.0per 1,000 people |
| 44 | Dominica | 6.8per 1,000 people |
| 45 | Italy | 6.8per 1,000 people |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.7per 1,000 people |
| 47 | Serbia | 6.7per 1,000 people |
| 48 | Estonia | 6.7per 1,000 people |
| 49 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.6per 1,000 people |
| 50 | Palau | 6.6per 1,000 people |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.6per 1,000 people |
| 52 | Singapore | 6.6per 1,000 people |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 6.6per 1,000 people |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 6.5per 1,000 people |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 6.5per 1,000 people |
| 56 | Spain | 6.4per 1,000 people |
| 57 | South Africa | 6.4per 1,000 people |
| 58 | Libya | 6.4per 1,000 people |
| 59 | Poland | 6.3per 1,000 people |
| 60 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.3per 1,000 people |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 6.2per 1,000 people |
| 62 | Montenegro | 6.1per 1,000 people |
| 63 | Ukraine | 6.1per 1,000 people |
| 64 | Slovakia | 6.0per 1,000 people |
| 65 | Georgia | 6.0per 1,000 people |
| 66 | Israel | 5.9per 1,000 people |
| 67 | Albania | 5.8per 1,000 people |
| 68 | Hungary | 5.7per 1,000 people |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 5.6per 1,000 people |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.5per 1,000 people |
| 71 | Brazil | 5.5per 1,000 people |
| 72 | Chile | 5.5per 1,000 people |
| 73 | Namibia | 5.4per 1,000 people |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 5.3per 1,000 people |
| 75 | Maldives | 5.0per 1,000 people |
| 76 | Philippines | 4.8per 1,000 people |
| 77 | Argentina | 4.7per 1,000 people |
| 78 | Armenia | 4.7per 1,000 people |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7per 1,000 people |
| 80 | Andorra | 4.7per 1,000 people |
| 81 | Oman | 4.7per 1,000 people |
| 82 | Grenada | 4.6per 1,000 people |
| 83 | Kuwait | 4.5per 1,000 people |
| 84 | North Korea | 4.4per 1,000 people |
| 85 | Latvia | 4.4per 1,000 people |
| 86 | Marshall Islands | 4.3per 1,000 people |
| 87 | Eswatini | 4.3per 1,000 people |
| 88 | Bahamas | 4.2per 1,000 people |
| 89 | Mongolia | 4.2per 1,000 people |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 4.2per 1,000 people |
| 91 | Tonga | 4.2per 1,000 people |
| 92 | Greece | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 93 | Ghana | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 95 | Nepal | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 97 | Malaysia | 4.1per 1,000 people |
| 98 | Mauritius | 4.0per 1,000 people |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 3.9per 1,000 people |
| 100 | Guyana | 3.9per 1,000 people |
| 101 | Cyprus | 3.9per 1,000 people |
| 102 | Fiji | 3.9per 1,000 people |
| 103 | Macao | 3.8per 1,000 people |
| 104 | People's Republic of China | 3.7per 1,000 people |
| 105 | Barbados | 3.7per 1,000 people |
| 106 | Kiribati | 3.6per 1,000 people |
| 107 | Thailand | 3.6per 1,000 people |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 3.5per 1,000 people |
| 109 | Türkiye | 3.5per 1,000 people |
| 110 | Panama | 3.3per 1,000 people |
| 111 | Jordan | 3.3per 1,000 people |
| 112 | Indonesia | 3.2per 1,000 people |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 3.1per 1,000 people |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 3.1per 1,000 people |
| 115 | Samoa | 3.1per 1,000 people |
| 116 | Mexico | 3.0per 1,000 people |
| 117 | Botswana | 3.0per 1,000 people |
| 118 | Zambia | 2.9per 1,000 people |
| 119 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.9per 1,000 people |
| 120 | Peru | 2.7per 1,000 people |
| 121 | Iraq | 2.6per 1,000 people |
| 122 | Bahrain | 2.6per 1,000 people |
| 123 | Ecuador | 2.5per 1,000 people |
| 124 | Algeria | 2.5per 1,000 people |
| 125 | Gabon | 2.4per 1,000 people |
| 126 | Guatemala | 2.3per 1,000 people |
| 127 | Kenya | 2.3per 1,000 people |
| 128 | Uganda | 2.3per 1,000 people |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 2.3per 1,000 people |
| 130 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.2per 1,000 people |
| 131 | El Salvador | 2.2per 1,000 people |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.2per 1,000 people |
| 133 | Tunisia | 2.2per 1,000 people |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 2.1per 1,000 people |
| 135 | Belize | 2.1per 1,000 people |
| 136 | Bhutan | 2.1per 1,000 people |
| 137 | Venezuela | 2.0per 1,000 people |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 2.0per 1,000 people |
| 139 | State of Palestine | 2.0per 1,000 people |
| 140 | Lebanon | 1.9per 1,000 people |
| 141 | Angola | 1.9per 1,000 people |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 1.8per 1,000 people |
| 143 | Egypt | 1.8per 1,000 people |
| 144 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.8per 1,000 people |
| 145 | Lesotho | 1.8per 1,000 people |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 1.7per 1,000 people |
| 147 | Suriname | 1.7per 1,000 people |
| 148 | India | 1.7per 1,000 people |
| 149 | Nigeria | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 150 | Comoros | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 151 | Bolivia | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 152 | Jamaica | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 153 | Mauritania | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 154 | Nicaragua | 1.6per 1,000 people |
| 155 | Eritrea | 1.5per 1,000 people |
| 156 | Colombia | 1.5per 1,000 people |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 1.5per 1,000 people |
| 158 | Vietnam | 1.4per 1,000 people |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.4per 1,000 people |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 1.2per 1,000 people |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2per 1,000 people |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 1.2per 1,000 people |
| 163 | Republic of the Congo | 1.1per 1,000 people |
| 164 | Rwanda | 1.1per 1,000 people |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 1.1per 1,000 people |
| 166 | Sudan | 1.1per 1,000 people |
| 167 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 168 | Cambodia | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 169 | Liberia | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.0per 1,000 people |
| 171 | Burkina Faso | 0.9per 1,000 people |
| 172 | Mozambique | 0.9per 1,000 people |
| 173 | Morocco | 0.9per 1,000 people |
| 174 | Burundi | 0.8per 1,000 people |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8per 1,000 people |
| 176 | Honduras | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 177 | Haiti | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 178 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 179 | South Sudan | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 180 | Bangladesh | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 181 | Cameroon | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 182 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.7per 1,000 people |
| 183 | Benin | 0.6per 1,000 people |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 185 | Yemen | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 186 | Pakistan | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 188 | Malawi | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 189 | Togo | 0.5per 1,000 people |
| 190 | Senegal | 0.4per 1,000 people |
| 191 | Guinea | 0.4per 1,000 people |
| 192 | Niger | 0.4per 1,000 people |
| 193 | Madagascar | 0.3per 1,000 people |
| 194 | Mali | 0.3per 1,000 people |
| 195 | Somalia | 0.3per 1,000 people |
| 196 | Myanmar | 0.2per 1,000 people |
| 197 | Djibouti | 0.2per 1,000 people |
| 198 | Chad | 0.2per 1,000 people |
Showing 198 of 198 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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