Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000) by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
208.31
Monaco
Lowest
1.94
Djibouti
Median
41.08
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,568
What the numbers show
Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 208.31 in Monaco; the lowest is 1.94 in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.08, and the mean is 48.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 107.
Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 729.7%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 79.1%).
Nursing and midwifery personnel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 208.31 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 191.96 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 160.83 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 160.4 | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 154.04 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 144.31 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 137.21 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 8 | New Zealand | 131.24 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 130.2 | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 10 | Japan | 124.44 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 123.95 | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 12 | United States of America | 123.92 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 122.92 | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 117.41 | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 116.18 | 2024 | up 18.7% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 112.31 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 109.37 | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 109.3 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 107.55 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 107.02 | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 21 | Slovenia | 106.82 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 98.03 | 2024 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 23 | Cook Islands | 97.81 | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 24 | San Marino | 97.02 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 95.59 | 2023 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 94.24 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 27 | France | 94.22 | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 94.09 | 2022 | up 729.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Qatar | 86.07 | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 83.34 | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 31 | Niue | 83.33 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 82.57 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 80.45 | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 80.16 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 80.09 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 77.9 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 37 | Uruguay | 76.25 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 38 | Naoero | 73.04 | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 39 | Cuba | 71.94 | 2022 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 70.95 | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 41 | Singapore | 70.9 | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 70.41 | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 70.39 | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 44 | Serbia | 70.15 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 45 | Dominica | 67.6 | 2018 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.27 | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 47 | Kuwait | 67.1 | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 48 | Palau | 66.1 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 66.05 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 50 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65.81 | 2023 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 65.57 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 64.95 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 53 | Argentina | 64.87 | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 64.53 | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 55 | Libya | 63.77 | 2017 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 63.17 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 57 | Poland | 63.11 | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 58 | Spain | 62.21 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 62.14 | 2024 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 60 | Seychelles | 61.96 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 61.56 | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 60.79 | 2023 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 63 | Slovakia | 59.72 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 64 | Montenegro | 59.67 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 65 | Maldives | 59.63 | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 66 | Brazil | 58.32 | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 58.21 | 2020 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 57.22 | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 56.87 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 55.78 | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 55.15 | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 53.43 | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | 52.87 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 74 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.75 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Andorra | 49.45 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 76 | Guyana | 48.43 | 2024 | up 662.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 48.07 | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 47.47 | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 47.16 | 2024 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 46.96 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 46.83 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 82 | Oman | 45.88 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 83 | Grenada | 45.77 | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 84 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 44.46 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia | 43.62 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 86 | Eswatini | 42.6 | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 87 | Bahamas | 42.24 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 88 | Tonga | 41.99 | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 89 | Ghana | 41.72 | 2024 | up 212.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Tuvalu | 41.67 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 91 | Nepal | 41.62 | 2024 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 92 | South Africa | 41.54 | 2024 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Barbados | 41.37 | 2023 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 94 | Greece | 41.28 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.08 | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 96 | Malaysia | 40.3 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.26 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 98 | Cyprus | 39.84 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 99 | China | 39.63 | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Kiribati | 39.02 | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 37.99 | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 102 | Thailand | 35.72 | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 103 | Türkiye | 35.3 | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 104 | Mauritius | 35.01 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 34.72 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 106 | Panama | 33.45 | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 107 | Jordan | 33.42 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 108 | Indonesia | 33 | 2024 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 30.71 | 2022 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 110 | Samoa | 30.58 | 2020 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 111 | Mexico | 30.48 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 30.23 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 28.76 | 2023 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 114 | Peru | 27.38 | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 115 | India | 27.15 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 116 | Bahrain | 26.48 | 2020 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 117 | Ecuador | 26.3 | 2020 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 25.71 | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 119 | Algeria | 25.08 | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 120 | Gabon | 23.7 | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 121 | Uganda | 23.27 | 2024 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | 22.73 | 2023 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 22.58 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 124 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.21 | 2019 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 125 | El Salvador | 21.79 | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.65 | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 127 | Fiji | 21.3 | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 21.3 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 129 | Jamaica | 20.95 | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 130 | Belize | 20.6 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 131 | Bhutan | 20.52 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 19.5 | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 133 | Lebanon | 19.18 | 2018 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 134 | Tunisia | 19.16 | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 135 | Cape Verde | 17.98 | 2023 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 17.58 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 16.97 | 2022 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 138 | Zambia | 16.72 | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 139 | Comoros | 16.44 | 2022 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 140 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.24 | 2021 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritania | 16.09 | 2022 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 142 | Colombia | 15.73 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 15.17 | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 144 | Eritrea | 15.16 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 14.65 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 14.59 | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 147 | Viet Nam | 14.38 | 2017 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 148 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.35 | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 149 | Angola | 13.9 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 150 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.64 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 151 | Congo | 13.35 | 2024 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 152 | Rwanda | 12.78 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 153 | Kenya | 12.12 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 154 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.68 | 2022 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 11.63 | 2022 | up 324.5% | rising |
| 156 | Nigeria | 11.52 | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 10.85 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Sudan | 10.83 | 2018 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 159 | Cambodia | 10.08 | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 160 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.93 | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.26 | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 162 | Liberia | 8.35 | 2024 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 8.24 | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 8.12 | 2024 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 165 | Burundi | 7.94 | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 166 | Mozambique | 7.62 | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 167 | Honduras | 7.35 | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 168 | Haiti | 7.32 | 2022 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Morocco | 7.2 | 2024 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 170 | South Sudan | 7.06 | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 171 | Bangladesh | 6.64 | 2023 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Cameroon | 6.59 | 2022 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Gambia | 6.58 | 2023 | down 43.7% | flat |
| 174 | Benin | 6.12 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 175 | Malawi | 5.78 | 2024 | up 160.4% | rising |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 5.49 | 2023 | up 115.3% | falling |
| 177 | Yemen | 5.41 | 2023 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 178 | Pakistan | 5.23 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 4.37 | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Senegal | 4.32 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 181 | Niger | 4.21 | 2023 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 182 | Togo | 4.08 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 183 | Chad | 3.62 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 184 | Mali | 3.45 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 185 | Madagascar | 2.68 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 186 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.6 | 2024 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 187 | Myanmar | 2.05 | 2022 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 188 | Guinea | 1.99 | 2024 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 189 | Djibouti | 1.94 | 2022 | down 70.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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