Nurses and midwives in Slovenia

Slovenia: Nurses and midwives was 10.56 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.56 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
21st
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.62 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
5.39 per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Nurses and midwives in Slovenia, 1990–2022

02.557.5101990200620221990: 5.4 per 1,000 people1991: 6 per 1,000 people1992: 6 per 1,000 people1993: 5.9 per 1,000 people1994: 6 per 1,000 people1995: 6.4 per 1,000 people1996: 6.6 per 1,000 people1997: 6.7 per 1,000 people1998: 6.8 per 1,000 people1999: 6.9 per 1,000 people2000: 6.9 per 1,000 people2001: 7.1 per 1,000 people2002: 7.2 per 1,000 people2003: 7.4 per 1,000 people2004: 7.4 per 1,000 people2005: 7.5 per 1,000 people2006: 7.6 per 1,000 people2007: 7.8 per 1,000 people2008: 7.9 per 1,000 people2009: 8.1 per 1,000 people2010: 8.3 per 1,000 people2011: 8.4 per 1,000 people2012: 8.2 per 1,000 people2013: 8.4 per 1,000 people2014: 8.6 per 1,000 people2015: 8.9 per 1,000 people2016: 9.8 per 1,000 people2017: 10 per 1,000 people2018: 10.3 per 1,000 people2019: 10.4 per 1,000 people2020: 10.6 per 1,000 people2021: 10.6 per 1,000 people2022: 10.6 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 10.56 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Slovenia peaked at 10.62 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.39 per 1,000 people, in 1990.

That places Slovenia 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) in Slovenia, 1990 to 2022.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1990 5.39 per 1,000 people
1991 6 per 1,000 people +11.3%
1992 6.01 per 1,000 people +0.2%
1993 5.9 per 1,000 people -1.9%
1994 5.98 per 1,000 people +1.4%
1995 6.39 per 1,000 people +6.9%
1996 6.57 per 1,000 people +2.8%
1997 6.71 per 1,000 people +2.1%
1998 6.75 per 1,000 people +0.7%
1999 6.88 per 1,000 people +1.9%
2000 6.86 per 1,000 people -0.3%
2001 7.13 per 1,000 people +4.0%
2002 7.17 per 1,000 people +0.5%
2003 7.38 per 1,000 people +2.9%
2004 7.43 per 1,000 people +0.7%
2005 7.52 per 1,000 people +1.1%
2006 7.65 per 1,000 people +1.7%
2007 7.78 per 1,000 people +1.6%
2008 7.91 per 1,000 people +1.7%
2009 8.09 per 1,000 people +2.3%
2010 8.25 per 1,000 people +2.1%
2011 8.4 per 1,000 people +1.8%
2012 8.24 per 1,000 people -2.0%
2013 8.39 per 1,000 people +1.9%
2014 8.64 per 1,000 people +3.0%
2015 8.87 per 1,000 people +2.7%
2016 9.76 per 1,000 people +10.0%
2017 10.04 per 1,000 people +2.9%
2018 10.28 per 1,000 people +2.4%
2019 10.43 per 1,000 people +1.5%
2020 10.61 per 1,000 people +1.7%
2021 10.62 per 1,000 people +0.1%
2022 10.56 per 1,000 people -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.26 per 1,000 people 5.39 per 1,000 people 6.88 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 7.49 per 1,000 people 6.86 per 1,000 people 8.09 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 9.13 per 1,000 people 8.24 per 1,000 people 10.43 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 10.6 per 1,000 people 10.56 per 1,000 people 10.62 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 18 Canada 11.26 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 19 Uzbekistan 11.08 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 20 Belarus 10.82 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 22 Antigua and Barbuda 9.65 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.55 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 24 Czechia 9.53 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives in Slovenia?
Nurses and midwives in Slovenia was 10.56 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 Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 10.62 per 1,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.39 per 1,000 people in 1990.
How does Slovenia rank for nurses and midwives?
Slovenia ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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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Indicator
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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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.