Nursing personnel in Peru
Peru: Nursing personnel was 71,052 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71,052
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
56th
of 189 countries
All-time high
101,630
in 2007
All-time low
17,108
in 1999
Years of data
15
1999–2023
Nursing personnel in Peru, 1999–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 71,052 for nursing personnel in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Peru peaked at 101,630 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17,108, in 1999.
Peru ranks 56th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,108 | 17,108 | 17,108 | 1 |
| 2000s | 64,874 | 28,117 | 101,630 | 2 |
| 2010s | 59,848 | 33,491 | 78,048 | 8 |
| 2020s | 66,332 | 57,686 | 71,052 | 4 |
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More health data for Peru
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Peru?
- Nursing personnel in Peru was 71,052 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 101,630 in 2007.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,108 in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for nursing personnel?
- Peru ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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