What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Denmark and New Zealand?

0.11 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Nurses and midwives

Denmark

12.19 per 1,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

12.3 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Denmark rank

14th

New Zealand rank

12th

Nurses and midwives over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 12.3 per 1,000 people against 12.19 per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 188 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.73 per 1,000 people	9.39 per 1,000 people	0.34 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2000s	10.68 per 1,000 people	9.71 per 1,000 people	0.9676 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2010s	11.48 per 1,000 people	10.69 per 1,000 people	0.791 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2020s	12.11 per 1,000 people	11.34 per 1,000 people	0.765 per 1,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 12.3 per 1,000 people against 12.19 per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0.11 per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Denmark ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.