Nursing personnel in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nursing personnel was 5,398 in 2024. β² Rising
Nursing personnel in Jamaica, 2003β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing personnel in Jamaica is 5,398, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Jamaica peaked at 5,398 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,930, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,652 | 2,930 | 4,374 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,004 | 3,791 | 4,286 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,851 | 4,591 | 5,398 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 134 Benin 6,321 compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 6,174 compare
- 136 Iceland 6,006 compare
- 138 Eritrea, The State of 5,261 compare
- 139 Eswatini, Kingdom of 5,242 compare
- 140 Senegal 5,033 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 23,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 23,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 22,723 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Jamaica?
- Nursing personnel in Jamaica was 5,398 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,398 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,930 in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for nursing personnel?
- Jamaica ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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