Midwifery personnel in France

France: Midwifery personnel was 23,716 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
23,716
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
18th
of 128 countries
All-time high
23,716
in 2021
All-time low
14,402
in 1998
Years of data
24
1998–2021

Midwifery personnel in France, 1998–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200920211998: 14.4k1999: 14.9k2000: 15.3k2001: 15.7k2002: 16.3k2003: 16.8k2004: 17.2k2005: 17.7k2006: 18.2k2007: 18.8k2008: 19.7k2009: 20.0k2010: 18.8k2011: 19.5k2012: 20.3k2013: 20.9k2014: 21.6k2015: 22.3k2016: 22.7k2017: 22.8k2018: 22.9k2019: 23.1k2020: 23.5k2021: 23.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for midwifery personnel in France is 23,716, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, midwifery personnel in France peaked at 23,716 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,402, in 1998.

That places France 18th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,632 14,402 14,862 2
2000s 17,559 15,263 20,040 10
2010s 21,502 18,835 23,139 10
2020s 23,610 23,503 23,716 2

Countries ranked near France

  1. 15 Bangladesh 27,897
  2. 16 Ethiopia 26,627 compare
  3. 17 Australia 23,735 compare
  4. 19 Peru 21,599 compare
  5. 20 Uzbekistan 20,211 compare
  6. 21 Chile 19,735 compare

See the full ranking of 130 places β†’

More health data for France

All data for France β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is midwifery personnel in France?
Midwifery personnel in France was 23,716 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest midwifery personnel recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 23,716 in 2021.
What is the lowest midwifery personnel recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 14,402 in 1998.
How does France rank for midwifery personnel?
France ranks 18th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
Is midwifery personnel rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Midwifery personnel in France. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/midwifery-personnel-number/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/midwifery-personnel-number/france/">Midwifery personnel in France</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Midwifery personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
130 places, 2,411 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed