Nursing personnel in Latvia
Latvia: Nursing personnel was 7,828 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7,828
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
125th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15,509
in 1991
All-time low
7,828
in 2023
Years of data
35
1989–2023
Nursing personnel in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7,828 for nursing personnel in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Latvia peaked at 15,509 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7,828, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 125th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,748 | 14,748 | 14,748 | 1 |
| 1990s | 12,706 | 10,761 | 15,509 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,215 | 10,484 | 12,441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,407 | 8,392 | 10,514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,876 | 7,828 | 7,952 | 4 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Latvia?
- Nursing personnel in Latvia was 7,828 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,509 in 1991.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,828 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for nursing personnel?
- Latvia ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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