Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
SH.MED.NUMW.P3📂 Health 🌍 198 countries
Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
🌍 World Average (2023):4.60
All Countries — Latest Data
198 countries1🇲🇨Monaco20.8320142🇨🇭Switzerland18.7620223🇳🇴Norway16.5120234🇮🇸Iceland15.8620235🇮🇪Ireland14.7820236🇫🇮Finland14.0120217🇱🇺Luxembourg13.7220238🇦🇺Australia13.4520229🇺🇸United States13.38202210🇯🇵Japan12.98202211🇧🇪Belgium12.89202112🇳🇿New Zealand12.30202313🇩🇪Germany12.25202214🇩🇰Denmark12.19202115🇳🇱Netherlands11.67202216🇸🇪Sweden11.67202117🇬🇺Guam11.56201818🇦🇹Austria11.28202219🇨🇦Canada11.26202320🇺🇿Uzbekistan11.08202021🇧🇾Belarus10.82202322🇸🇮Slovenia10.56202223🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda9.65201924🇬🇧United Kingdom9.55202325🇨🇿Czechia9.53202226🇸🇲San Marino9.44202327🇫🇷France9.42202128🇵🇾Paraguay9.41202229🇻🇬British Virgin Islands9.11201830🇰🇷Korea, Rep.9.09202231🇶🇦Qatar8.49202332🇷🇴Romania8.25202233🇲🇹Malta8.24202334🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China8.18201835🇵🇹Portugal8.01202336🇭🇷Croatia8.00202237🇱🇹Lithuania7.84202238🇨🇺Cuba7.60202039🇺🇾Uruguay7.39202240🇰🇾Cayman Islands7.33201841🇸🇨Seychelles7.32202342🇳🇷Nauru7.30201843🇷🇺Russian Federation7.04202244🇩🇲Dominica6.76201845🇮🇹Italy6.75202246🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina6.73202247🇷🇸Serbia6.69202248🇪🇪Estonia6.66202349🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam6.62202150🇵🇼Palau6.61202351🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis6.58202352🇸🇬Singapore6.56202253🇸🇦Saudi Arabia6.56202354🇰🇿Kazakhstan6.49202355🇹🇯Tajikistan6.45202356🇪🇸Spain6.41202257🇿🇦South Africa6.39202258🇱🇾Libya6.38201759🇵🇱Poland6.33202260🇲🇩Moldova6.32202361🇦🇪United Arab Emirates6.19202262🇲🇪Montenegro6.08202363🇺🇦Ukraine6.08202364🇸🇰Slovak Republic6.01202265🇬🇪Georgia5.97202366🇮🇱Israel5.90202367🇦🇱Albania5.82202068🇭🇺Hungary5.67202269🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.58202270🇲🇰North Macedonia5.51202271🇧🇷Brazil5.50202372🇨🇱Chile5.45202373🇳🇦Namibia5.39202274🇱🇨St. Lucia5.34202375🇲🇻Maldives5.02202076🇵🇭Philippines4.79202177🇦🇷Argentina4.75202378🇦🇲Armenia4.75202279🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.74202380🇦🇩Andorra4.72202381🇴🇲Oman4.66202282🇬🇩Grenada4.58202383🇰🇼Kuwait4.54202084🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4.38201785🇱🇻Latvia4.37202286🇲🇭Marshall Islands4.30201887🇸🇿Eswatini4.26202388🇧🇸Bahamas, The4.22202389🇲🇳Mongolia4.22201890🇧🇬Bulgaria4.20202391🇹🇴Tonga4.20202192🇬🇷Greece4.11202293🇬🇭Ghana4.11202394🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago4.11202395🇳🇵Nepal4.09202396🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic4.08202397🇲🇾Malaysia4.05202398🇲🇺Mauritius4.05202299🇹🇻Tuvalu3.942020100🇬🇾Guyana3.932023101🇨🇾Cyprus3.892022102🇫🇯Fiji3.852019103🇲🇴Macao SAR, China3.792018104🇧🇧Barbados3.672023105🇨🇳China3.672022106🇰🇮Kiribati3.632018107🇹🇭Thailand3.572023108🇹🇲Turkmenistan3.492023109🇹🇷Turkiye3.482022110🇵🇦Panama3.352022111🇯🇴Jordan3.332023112🇮🇩Indonesia3.242023113🇨🇷Costa Rica3.072022114🇿🇼Zimbabwe3.072022115🇼🇸Samoa3.062020116🇲🇽Mexico3.032022117🇧🇼Botswana3.022023118🇿🇲Zambia2.942022119🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.2.882023120🇵🇪Peru2.742023121🇧🇭Bahrain2.652020122🇮🇶Iraq2.652022123🇪🇨Ecuador2.512018124🇩🇿Algeria2.512022125🇬🇦Gabon2.372022126🇬🇹Guatemala2.272023127🇰🇪Kenya2.272023128🇺🇬Uganda2.272022129🇱🇰Sri Lanka2.262023130🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.222019131🇸🇻El Salvador2.182022132🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe2.172022133🇹🇳Tunisia2.162021134🇧🇿Belize2.062023135🇩🇴Dominican Republic2.062023136🇧🇹Bhutan2.052022137🇻🇪Venezuela, RB2.002018138🇸🇧Solomon Islands2.002023139🌐West Bank and Gaza1.952018140🇱🇧Lebanon1.922018141🇦🇴Angola1.872022142🇨🇻Cabo Verde1.802023143🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.1.792018144🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic1.762021145🇱🇸Lesotho1.762022146🇹🇱Timor-Leste1.742020147🇸🇷Suriname1.732023148🇮🇳India1.722020149🇳🇬Nigeria1.652022150🇰🇲Comoros1.642022151🇧🇴Bolivia1.622021152🇯🇲Jamaica1.622023153🇲🇷Mauritania1.612022154🇳🇮Nicaragua1.572017155🇪🇷Eritrea1.542022156🇨🇴Colombia1.542023157🇻🇺Vanuatu1.462019158🇻🇳Viet Nam1.442016159🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea1.382022160🇪🇹Ethiopia1.222022161🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.1.172022162🇸🇱Sierra Leone1.162022163🇨🇬Congo, Rep.1.122022164🇷🇼Rwanda1.112022165🇨🇫Central African Republic1.102023166🇸🇩Sudan1.082018167🇱🇦Lao PDR1.032023168🇰🇭Cambodia1.012019169🇱🇷Liberia1.012022170🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau0.992022171🇧🇫Burkina Faso0.952023172🇲🇿Mozambique0.932022173🇲🇦Morocco0.872023174🇧🇮Burundi0.792023175🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire0.792023176🇭🇳Honduras0.732023177🇭🇹Haiti0.732022178🇹🇿Tanzania0.692023179🇸🇸South Sudan0.692022180🇧🇩Bangladesh0.662023181🇨🇲Cameroon0.662022182🇬🇲Gambia, The0.662023183🇧🇯Benin0.612023184🇦🇫Afghanistan0.552023185🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.0.542023186🇵🇰Pakistan0.522021187🇵🇬Papua New Guinea0.512021188🇲🇼Malawi0.512022189🇹🇬Togo0.492022190🇸🇳Senegal0.422023191🇬🇳Guinea0.422022192🇳🇪Niger0.422023193🇲🇬Madagascar0.282022194🇲🇱Mali0.272023195🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.262014196🇲🇲Myanmar0.202022197🇩🇯Djibouti0.192022198🇹🇩Chad0.172023