Nursing personnel in Vietnam

Vietnam: Nursing personnel was 107,596 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
107,596
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
41st
of 187 countries
All-time high
107,596
in 2017
All-time low
44,539
in 2001
Years of data
13
2001–2017

Nursing personnel in Vietnam, 2001–2017

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2001200920172001: 44.5k2002: 46.6k2005: 51.6k2006: 55.4k2007: 60.3k2008: 65.1k2009: 71.5k2010: 81.5k2012: 100.4k2014: 102.0k2015: 102.7k2016: 106.7k2017: 107.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2017, nursing personnel in Vietnam stood at 107,596. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Vietnam peaked at 107,596 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44,539, in 2001.

Vietnam ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56,420 44,539 71,465 7
2010s 100,146 81,543 107,596 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 38 Sweden 115,024 compare
  2. 39 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 113,553 compare
  3. 40 Pakistan 113,329 compare
  4. 42 Ghana 105,765 compare
  5. 43 Algeria 104,776 compare
  6. 44 Czechia 97,294 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in Vietnam?
Nursing personnel in Vietnam was 107,596 in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 107,596 in 2017.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 44,539 in 2001.
How does Vietnam rank for nursing personnel?
Vietnam ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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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Indicator
Nursing personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
190 places, 3,845 data points, 1971–2024
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