Nursing personnel in Laos
Laos: Nursing personnel was 7,821 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
Nursing personnel in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,090 | — |
| 2000 | 5,453 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 5,600 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5,724 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4,968 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 4,883 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5,581 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 5,525 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7,479 | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 7,078 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 7,054 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7,024 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,724 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6,981 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 7,871 | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 7,821 | -0.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7,821 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,212, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7,821 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,034, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nursing personnel in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +35.4% | 5,525 | 7,479 |
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, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % 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 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % 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 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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