Midwifery personnel in Iceland
Iceland: Midwifery personnel was 321 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
321
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
110th
of 129 countries
All-time high
321
in 2024
All-time low
154
in 1980
Years of data
43
1980β2024
Midwifery personnel in Iceland, 1980β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 321 for midwifery personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwifery personnel in Iceland peaked at 321 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 154, in 1980.
Iceland ranks 110th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 181.6 | 154 | 199 | 10 |
| 1990s | 200.75 | 194 | 209 | 8 |
| 2000s | 229 | 206 | 250 | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.6 | 250 | 288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 284.6 | 263 | 321 | 5 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1598 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4876 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwifery personnel in Iceland?
- Midwifery personnel in Iceland was 321 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest midwifery personnel recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 321 in 2024.
- What is the lowest midwifery personnel recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 154 in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for midwifery personnel?
- Iceland ranks 110th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is midwifery personnel rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.
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