Nursing personnel in Philippines
Philippines: Nursing personnel was 539,536 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
539,536
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
11th
of 189 countries
All-time high
539,536
in 2024
All-time low
208,514
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2024
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.
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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,456 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.06 million (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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