Nursing personnel in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Nursing personnel was 85,917 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85,917
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
49th
of 189 countries
All-time high
85,917
in 2023
All-time low
19,500
in 2003
Years of data
20
2003–2023
Nursing personnel in Bangladesh, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 85,917 for nursing personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 181.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Bangladesh peaked at 85,917 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,500, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 49th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19,500 | — |
| 2005 | 20,117 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 20,129 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 23,183 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 23,418 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 25,011 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 27,005 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 28,841 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 30,680 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 30,516 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 38,452 | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 41,478 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 41,697 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49,323 | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 54,599 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 54,603 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66,973 | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 77,091 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 77,703 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85,917 | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,893 | 19,500 | 25,011 | 6 |
| 2010s | 39,719 | 27,005 | 54,603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,921 | 66,973 | 85,917 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0667 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5084 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Bangladesh?
- Nursing personnel in Bangladesh was 85,917 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 85,917 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,500 in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for nursing personnel?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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