Nursing and midwifery personnel in Ecuador

Ecuador: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 46,138 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
46,138
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
71st
of 189 countries
All-time high
46,138
in 2020
All-time low
11,249
in 1981
Years of data
40
1981–2020

Nursing and midwifery personnel in Ecuador, 1981–2020

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1981200020201981: 11.2k1982: 11.6k1983: 12.2k1984: 13.5k1985: 14.1k1986: 13.5k1987: 15.2k1988: 15.7k1989: 16.0k1990: 16.4k1991: 17.4k1992: 18.1k1993: 15.8k1994: 18.4k1995: 18.4k1996: 19.9k1997: 20.4k1998: 19.9k1999: 20.6k2000: 17.7k2001: 17.5k2002: 18.1k2003: 17.3k2004: 18.6k2005: 20.3k2006: 19.2k2007: 20.3k2008: 22.1k2009: 24.2k2010: 26.1k2011: 28.9k2012: 32.4k2013: 34.9k2014: 35.0k2015: 36.0k2016: 39.0k2017: 41.2k2018: 44.4k2019: 45.7k2020: 46.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 46,138 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Ecuador peaked at 46,138 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,249, in 1981.

That places Ecuador 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Nursing and midwifery personnel in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Nursing and midwifery personnel (number) in Ecuador, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 11,249
1982 11,578 +2.9%
1983 12,226 +5.6%
1984 13,516 +10.6%
1985 14,060 +4.0%
1986 13,516 -3.9%
1987 15,244 +12.8%
1988 15,740 +3.3%
1989 15,963 +1.4%
1990 16,353 +2.4%
1991 17,439 +6.6%
1992 18,087 +3.7%
1993 15,814 -12.6%
1994 18,369 +16.2%
1995 18,369 +0.0%
1996 19,889 +8.3%
1997 20,400 +2.6%
1998 19,920 -2.4%
1999 20,567 +3.2%
2000 17,715 -13.9%
2001 17,476 -1.3%
2002 18,131 +3.7%
2003 17,345 -4.3%
2004 18,642 +7.5%
2005 20,272 +8.7%
2006 19,226 -5.2%
2007 20,266 +5.4%
2008 22,050 +8.8%
2009 24,227 +9.9%
2010 26,068 +7.6%
2011 28,850 +10.7%
2012 32,381 +12.2%
2013 34,853 +7.6%
2014 34,958 +0.3%
2015 36,049 +3.1%
2016 39,019 +8.2%
2017 41,198 +5.6%
2018 44,397 +7.8%
2019 45,733 +3.0%
2020 46,138 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13,677 11,249 15,963 9
1990s 18,521 15,814 20,567 10
2000s 19,535 17,345 24,227 10
2010s 36,351 26,068 45,733 10
2020s 46,138 46,138 46,138 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 68 Sri Lanka 51,861 compare
  2. 69 Sudan 47,882 compare
  3. 70 Serbia 47,516 compare
  4. 72 Libya 42,975 compare
  5. 73 Greece 42,278 compare
  6. 74 Guatemala 41,201 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Ecuador?
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Ecuador was 46,138 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 46,138 in 2020.
What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 11,249 in 1981.
How does Ecuador rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
Ecuador ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing and midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nursing and midwifery personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
190 places, 3,845 data points, 1971–2024
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