Nursing personnel in Chile
Chile: Nursing personnel was 93,214 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 93,214 for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 168.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Chile peaked at 93,214 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,527, in 2010.
That places Chile 46th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,527 | — |
| 2011 | 19,237 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 23,464 | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 28,178 | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 34,674 | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 37,129 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 44,406 | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 50,062 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 50,174 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55,900 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 67,519 | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 73,681 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 80,167 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 87,468 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 93,214 | +6.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 93,214 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39,449, 2.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 93,214 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,686, 6.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35,875 | 15,527 | 55,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,410 | 67,519 | 93,214 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Chile?
- Nursing personnel in Chile was 93,214 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 93,214 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,527 in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for nursing personnel?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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