Midwifery personnel in Switzerland

Switzerland: Midwifery personnel was 3,138 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,138
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
56th
of 129 countries
All-time high
3,138
in 2023
All-time low
1,812
in 2005
Years of data
20
2000–2023

Midwifery personnel in Switzerland, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201120232000: 2.0k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.3k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.3k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.5k2014: 2.4k2015: 2.6k2016: 2.7k2017: 2.7k2018: 2.8k2019: 2.9k2020: 2.9k2021: 3.0k2022: 3.1k2023: 3.1k

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

Annual values for Midwifery personnel (number) in Switzerland, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 53 Zimbabwe 3,543 compare
  2. 54 Portugal 3,300 compare
  3. 55 Bulgaria 3,253 compare
  4. 57 Senegal 2,955 compare
  5. 58 Romania 2,861 compare
  6. 59 Greece 2,829 compare

See the full ranking of 130 places →

More health data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 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 Switzerland. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/midwifery-personnel-number/switzerland/

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/switzerland/">Midwifery personnel in Switzerland</a> — 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