Nursing personnel in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nursing personnel was 213,110 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
213,110
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
27th
of 187 countries
All-time high
213,110
in 2023
All-time low
36,495
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000β2023
Nursing personnel in Saudi Arabia, 2000β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 213,110 for nursing personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Saudi Arabia peaked at 213,110 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,495, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,884 | 36,495 | 110,858 | 3 |
| 2010s | 163,981 | 129,792 | 194,907 | 9 |
| 2020s | 199,498 | 192,198 | 213,110 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 389,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 238,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 357,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 233,777 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Saudi Arabia?
- Nursing personnel in Saudi Arabia was 213,110 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 213,110 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,495 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nursing personnel?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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