Midwifery personnel in Switzerland
Switzerland: Midwifery personnel was 3,138 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Midwifery personnel in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3,138 for midwifery personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwifery personnel in Switzerland peaked at 3,138 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,812, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Midwifery personnel in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,033 | — |
| 2005 | 1,812 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 1,846 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,962 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,165 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 2,314 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,232 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2,323 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2,457 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,444 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,593 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2,683 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,676 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,774 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,879 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2,934 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,970 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,053 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,138 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,022 | 1,812 | 2,314 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,556 | 2,232 | 2,879 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,024 | 2,934 | 3,138 | 4 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6468 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwifery personnel in Switzerland?
- Midwifery personnel in Switzerland was 3,138 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest midwifery personnel recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,138 in 2023.
- What is the lowest midwifery personnel recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,812 in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for midwifery personnel?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is midwifery personnel rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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