Nursing personnel in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nursing personnel was 43,574 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
43,574
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
70th
of 189 countries
All-time high
43,574
in 2020
All-time low
10,985
in 1981
Years of data
40
1981–2020
Nursing personnel in Ecuador, 1981–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, nursing personnel in Ecuador stood at 43,574. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Ecuador peaked at 43,574 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,985, in 1981.
That places Ecuador 70th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,335 | 10,985 | 15,484 | 9 |
| 1990s | 17,777 | 15,182 | 19,579 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,666 | 16,658 | 23,044 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,346 | 24,609 | 43,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,574 | 43,574 | 43,574 | 1 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,324 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Ecuador?
- Nursing personnel in Ecuador was 43,574 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 43,574 in 2020.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,985 in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for nursing personnel?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. 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 personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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