Nursing personnel in Philippines
Philippines: Nursing personnel was 539,536 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 539,536 for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Philippines peaked at 539,536 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 208,514, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 11th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 336,650 | — |
| 2001 | 342,441 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 347,227 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 351,858 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 359,052 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 369,065 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 387,134 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 416,055 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 465,608 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 521,865 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 208,514 | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 315,958 | +51.5% |
| 2012 | 355,901 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 380,096 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 398,769 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 419,897 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 433,673 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 443,808 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 455,061 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 465,966 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 470,964 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 475,995 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 539,536 | +13.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 539,536 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,061, 18.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 539,536 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,034, 59.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nursing personnel in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -60.0% | 521,865 | 208,514 |
| 2011 | +51.5% | 208,514 | 315,958 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389,696 | 336,650 | 521,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 387,764 | 208,514 | 465,966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 495,498 | 470,964 | 539,536 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Nursing personnel in Philippines was 539,536 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 539,536 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,514 in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for nursing personnel?
- Philippines ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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