Nursing and midwifery personnel (number) by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
5.64 million
China
Lowest
15
Niue
Median
22,233
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
3,845
What the numbers show
Nursing and midwifery personnel (number) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 5.64 million in China; the lowest is 15 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 22,233, and the mean is 172,413.
Over the past decade 157 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 850.9%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 77.5%).
Nursing and midwifery personnel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.64 million | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United States of America | 4.28 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 3 | India | 3.94 million | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 1.56 million | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.24 million | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 1.05 million | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.02 million | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 935,412 | 2024 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 656,571 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 10 | France | 622,631 | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 612,422 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 506,970 | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 461,742 | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 422,156 | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 395,422 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 385,504 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 381,562 | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 308,037 | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 298,065 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 295,393 | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 267,951 | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 265,877 | 2024 | up 297.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 260,567 | 2023 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 256,119 | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 244,613 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 229,368 | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 218,107 | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 216,306 | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 203,188 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 170,282 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 159,339 | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 143,646 | 2024 | up 284.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 143,307 | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 143,270 | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 143,101 | 2022 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 136,902 | 2017 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 136,011 | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 38 | Pakistan | 131,448 | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 39 | Nepal | 123,417 | 2024 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 123,127 | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 41 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 119,608 | 2022 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 42 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 117,830 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 43 | Uganda | 116,383 | 2024 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 44 | Iraq | 115,891 | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 114,055 | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 113,814 | 2023 | up 273.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 101,866 | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 99,860 | 2023 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 49 | Belarus | 97,407 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 93,214 | 2024 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 92,651 | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 88,530 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 83,538 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 54 | Colombia | 83,171 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Ireland | 80,947 | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 56 | Cuba | 79,569 | 2022 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 57 | Finland | 72,926 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 58 | New Zealand | 68,428 | 2024 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 59 | Kenya | 68,386 | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 67,040 | 2023 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 65,510 | 2023 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 65,011 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 63 | Paraguay | 63,607 | 2022 | up 850.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 58,335 | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 57,425 | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 55,428 | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 67 | Angola | 52,651 | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 51,861 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 69 | Sudan | 47,882 | 2018 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 47,516 | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 71 | Ecuador | 46,138 | 2020 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 72 | Libya | 42,975 | 2017 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 42,278 | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 41,201 | 2023 | up 174.3% | rising |
| 75 | Singapore | 41,045 | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 38,609 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 35,645 | 2024 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Slovakia | 32,956 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32,221 | 2022 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 31,823 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 81 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31,723 | 2024 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 82 | Croatia | 31,345 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 83 | Kuwait | 30,795 | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 28,933 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 85 | Morocco | 27,406 | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 26,398 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Qatar | 26,238 | 2024 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 26,022 | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 89 | Uruguay | 25,835 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 24,362 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 91 | Oman | 24,231 | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 23,371 | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 22,771 | 2023 | up 182.8% | flat |
| 94 | Slovenia | 22,629 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 95 | Lithuania | 22,233 | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 21,656 | 2024 | up 40.5% | flat |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,560 | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 98 | Yemen | 21,310 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 20,084 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 19,395 | 2024 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19,391 | 2021 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 102 | Republic of Moldova | 19,374 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 103 | Rwanda | 18,218 | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 104 | Cameroon | 18,208 | 2022 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17,820 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 106 | Albania | 16,717 | 2020 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 107 | Cambodia | 16,611 | 2019 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 16,321 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 15,606 | 2022 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Panama | 14,722 | 2022 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 13,686 | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 112 | Armenia | 13,675 | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 113 | Malawi | 12,526 | 2024 | up 248.6% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 11,510 | 2024 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 115 | Lebanon | 11,477 | 2018 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 11,424 | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 117 | Myanmar | 11,000 | 2022 | down 77.5% | rising |
| 117 | Niger | 11,000 | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 119 | Burundi | 10,873 | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10,601 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 10,149 | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 9,627 | 2022 | up 449.5% | rising |
| 123 | Estonia | 9,626 | 2023 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 9,126 | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 125 | Benin | 8,848 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 8,584 | 2024 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 127 | Madagascar | 8,574 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 128 | Congo | 8,456 | 2024 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 129 | Mali | 8,436 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 130 | South Sudan | 8,435 | 2024 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 131 | Haiti | 8,421 | 2022 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Latvia | 8,211 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 133 | Senegal | 7,988 | 2024 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 7,844 | 2022 | up 179.8% | rising |
| 135 | Honduras | 7,825 | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 136 | Botswana | 7,620 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 7,346 | 2024 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 6,327 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,174 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 140 | Jamaica | 5,948 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 5,760 | 2022 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 142 | Cyprus | 5,359 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 143 | Eritrea | 5,261 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 144 | Eswatini | 5,242 | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 145 | Liberia | 4,685 | 2024 | up 159.6% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritius | 4,459 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 147 | Malta | 4,401 | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 148 | Guyana | 4,025 | 2024 | up 740.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 3,927 | 2020 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 3,885 | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 151 | Montenegro | 3,810 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 152 | Maldives | 3,078 | 2021 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,005 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea | 2,933 | 2024 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 2,331 | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 2,100 | 2023 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,038 | 2024 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji | 1,968 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 159 | Gambia | 1,774 | 2023 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 1,745 | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 161 | Bahamas | 1,687 | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 162 | Bhutan | 1,602 | 2022 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 1,371 | 2022 | up 189.9% | rising |
| 164 | Barbados | 1,168 | 2023 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 958 | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 939 | 2023 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 167 | Belize | 847 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 812 | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 169 | Seychelles | 808 | 2024 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 170 | Monaco | 752 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 648 | 2020 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 172 | Grenada | 536 | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 173 | Kiribati | 517 | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 490 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 476 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 176 | Dominica | 461 | 2018 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 177 | Tonga | 443 | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 426 | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 179 | Andorra | 405 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 180 | San Marino | 326 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 308 | 2023 | up 42.6% | flat |
| 182 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 245 | 2019 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 183 | Djibouti | 221 | 2022 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 199 | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 134 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 186 | Palau | 117 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 187 | Nauru | 84 | 2018 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 40 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 189 | Niue | 15 | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |