Nursing personnel in Ukraine
Ukraine: Nursing personnel was 229,368 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
229,368
World rank
24th
of 189 countries
All-time high
326,698
in 2009
All-time low
229,368
in 2023
Years of data
16
2000–2023
Nursing personnel in Ukraine, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 229,368 for nursing personnel in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Ukraine peaked at 326,698 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 229,368, in 2023.
Ukraine ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 300,682 | — |
| 2001 | 297,192 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 294,327 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 292,815 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 291,535 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 291,333 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 290,072 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 288,467 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 285,282 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 326,698 | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 322,076 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 321,073 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 321,754 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 324,570 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 284,207 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 229,368 | -19.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 229,368 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,061, 7.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 229,368 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,789, 4.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295,840 | 285,282 | 326,698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,736 | 284,207 | 324,570 | 5 |
| 2020s | 229,368 | 229,368 | 229,368 | 1 |
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More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % 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 Ukraine?
- Nursing personnel in Ukraine was 229,368 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 326,698 in 2009.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 229,368 in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank for nursing personnel?
- Ukraine ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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