Nursing personnel in Laos
Laos: Nursing personnel was 7,821 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,821
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
126th
of 189 countries
All-time high
7,871
in 2023
All-time low
4,883
in 2010
Years of data
16
1995–2024
Nursing personnel in Laos, 1995–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7,821 for nursing personnel in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Laos peaked at 7,871 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,883, in 2010.
That places Laos 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,090 | 6,090 | 6,090 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,436 | 4,968 | 5,724 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,418 | 4,883 | 7,479 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7,558 | 6,981 | 7,871 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Laos?
- Nursing personnel in Laos was 7,821 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7,871 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,883 in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for nursing personnel?
- Laos ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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