Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uruguay

Uruguay: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 25,835 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25,835
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
25,835
in 2023
All-time low
9,948
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2023

Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uruguay, 2006–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2006201420232006: 9.9k2008: 19.6k2018: 23.0k2019: 22.5k2020: 25.0k2021: 24.7k2022: 25.0k2023: 25.8k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 25,835 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Uruguay peaked at 25,835 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,948, in 2006.

That places Uruguay 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Nursing and midwifery personnel (number) in Uruguay, 2006 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2006 9,948
2008 19,595 +97.0%
2018 22,990 +17.3%
2019 22,534 -2.0%
2020 24,982 +10.9%
2021 24,689 -1.2%
2022 25,045 +1.4%
2023 25,835 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,772 9,948 19,595 2
2010s 22,762 22,534 22,990 2
2020s 25,138 24,689 25,835 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 86 Mozambique 26,398 compare
  2. 87 Qatar 26,238 compare
  3. 88 Turkmenistan 26,022 compare
  4. 90 Zimbabwe 24,362 compare
  5. 91 Oman 24,231 compare
  6. 92 Tunisia 23,371 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Uruguay?
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Uruguay was 25,835 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 25,835 in 2023.
What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9,948 in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
Uruguay ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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