Nurses and midwives in Russia
Russia: Nurses and midwives was 7.04 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Russia, 1990–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Russia recorded 7.04 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Russia peaked at 9.39 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.14 per 1,000 people, in 2012.
Russia ranks 40th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives in Russia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.67 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 8.38 per 1,000 people | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 6.32 per 1,000 people | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 6.75 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.58 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.48 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.41 per 1,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 7 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 7.06 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.11 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.09 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.15 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.12 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.06 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.05 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.96 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.14 per 1,000 people | -40.6% |
| 2013 | 4.25 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.53 per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 9.39 per 1,000 people | +107.5% |
| 2016 | 9.23 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.02 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.71 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.63 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.51 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.17 per 1,000 people | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.74 per 1,000 people | 6.32 per 1,000 people | 8.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.11 per 1,000 people | 7 per 1,000 people | 7.41 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 per 1,000 people | 4.14 per 1,000 people | 9.39 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.57 per 1,000 people | 7.04 per 1,000 people | 8.51 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Russia?
- Nurses and midwives in Russia was 7.04 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- How does Russia rank for nurses and midwives?
- Russia ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.