Nurses and midwives in Canada
Canada: Nurses and midwives was 11.26 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Canada recorded 11.26 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Canada peaked at 11.26 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.47 per 1,000 people, in 2003.
Canada ranks 18th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.63 per 1,000 people | 9.86 per 1,000 people | 11.19 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 per 1,000 people | 8.47 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 9.26 per 1,000 people | 9.98 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.44 per 1,000 people | 10.08 per 1,000 people | 11.26 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.29 % 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 0.2026 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Canada?
- Nurses and midwives in Canada was 11.26 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for nurses and midwives?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.