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Nurses and midwives
What this indicator measures
Number of nurses and midwives (including auxiliaries) per 1,000 inhabitants. Definitions and years vary somewhat between countries.
How to read this?
A value of 8 means 8 nurses and midwives per 1,000 inhabitants.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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196countries with data
20.83 per 1,000maximum · Monaco
4 per 1,000median
0.17 per 1,000minimum · Chad
2014–2023data year(s)
In brief
The "Nurses and midwives" ranking covers 196 countries and territories. Lowest value: Chad (0.17 per 1,000). Highest value: Monaco (20.83 per 1,000). Median: 4 per 1,000 (data: 2014–2023). The top 10% of countries exceed 10.95 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 0.71 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (8.13 per 1,000) and lowest in Africa (1.16 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Europe 8.13 per 1,000 (42)
- North America 4.11 per 1,000 (25)
- Oceania 3.94 per 1,000 (15)
- Asia 3.84 per 1,000 (48)
- South America 3.33 per 1,000 (12)
- Africa 1.16 per 1,000 (51)
Why this indicator matters
Nurses and midwives provide a large share of routine care and births. Their number sheds light on the capacity of the health system.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on training, budgets, working conditions, salaries, departures abroad and the organization of care.
Reading precautions
Definitions include auxiliaries in some countries and not in others. The figure does not specify distribution or level of training.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 20.83 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 2e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 18.76 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 3e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 16.51 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 4e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 15.86 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 5e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 14.78 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 6e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 14.01 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 7e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 13.72 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 8e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 13.45 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 9e | 🇺🇸 United States | 13.38 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 10e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 12.98 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 11e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 12.89 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 12e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 12.3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 13e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 12.25 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 14e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 12.19 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 15e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 11.67 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 15e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 11.67 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 17e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 11.56 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 18e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 11.28 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 19e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 11.26 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 20e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 11.08 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 21e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 10.82 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 22e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 10.56 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 23e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 9.65 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 24e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 9.55 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 25e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 9.53 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 26e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 9.44 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 27e | 🇫🇷 France | 9.42 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 28e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 9.41 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 29e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 9.11 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 30e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 9.09 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 31e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 8.49 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 32e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 8.25 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 33e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 8.24 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 34e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 8.18 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 35e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 8.01 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 36e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 8 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 37e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 7.84 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 38e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 39e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 7.39 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 40e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 7.33 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 41e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 7.32 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 42e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 43e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 7.04 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 44e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 6.76 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 45e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6.76 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 46e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.73 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 47e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 6.69 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 48e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 6.66 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 49e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 6.62 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 50e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 6.61 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 51e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 6.58 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 52e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 6.56 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 53e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 6.56 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 54e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 6.49 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 55e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 6.45 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 56e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 6.41 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 57e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 6.39 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 58e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 6.38 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 59e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 6.33 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 60e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 6.32 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 61e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 6.19 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 62e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 6.08 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 63e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 6.08 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 64e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 6.01 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 65e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 5.97 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 66e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 67e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 5.82 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 68e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 5.67 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 69e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 5.58 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 70e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 5.52 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 71e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 72e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.45 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 73e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 5.39 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 74e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 5.34 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 75e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 5.02 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 76e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4.79 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 77e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4.75 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 78e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 4.75 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 79e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 4.74 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 80e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 4.72 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 81e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 4.66 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 82e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 4.58 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 83e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 4.55 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 84e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 4.38 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 85e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 4.37 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 86e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 4.31 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 87e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 4.26 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 88e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 4.22 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 89e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 4.22 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 90e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 91e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 92e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 4.11 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 93e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 4.11 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 94e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 4.11 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 95e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 4.09 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 96e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 4.08 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 97e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 4.05 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 98e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 4.05 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 99e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 3.94 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 100e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 3.93 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 101e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 3.89 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 102e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 3.85 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 103e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 3.79 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 104e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 3.67 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 104e | 🇨🇳 China | 3.67 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 106e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 3.63 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 107e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 3.57 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 108e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 3.49 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 109e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 3.48 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 110e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 3.35 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 111e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 3.33 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 112e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 3.24 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 113e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 3.07 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 113e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 3.07 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 115e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 3.06 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 116e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3.03 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 117e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 3.02 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 118e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 2.94 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 119e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2.88 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 120e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 2.74 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 121e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 2.65 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 121e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 2.65 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 123e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 2.51 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 124e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 2.51 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 125e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2.37 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 126e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 2.27 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 126e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2.27 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 128e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 2.27 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 129e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2.26 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 130e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 2.22 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 131e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 2.18 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 132e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 2.17 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 133e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 2.16 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 134e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 2.06 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 134e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2.06 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 136e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 2.05 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 137e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 138e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 2 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 139e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 1.92 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 140e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 1.87 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 141e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 142e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1.79 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 143e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 1.76 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 144e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 1.76 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 145e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 1.74 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 146e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 1.73 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 147e | 🇮🇳 India | 1.72 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 148e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1.65 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 149e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 1.64 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 150e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1.62 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 151e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1.62 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 152e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 1.61 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 153e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 1.57 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 154e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 1.54 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 155e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1.54 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 156e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 1.46 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 157e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 1.44 per 1,000 | 2016 |
| 158e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 1.38 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 159e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1.22 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 160e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 1.17 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 161e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 1.16 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 162e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 1.12 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 163e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 1.11 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 164e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 165e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 1.08 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 166e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 1.03 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 167e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 1.01 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 168e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1.01 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 169e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 0.99 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 170e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 0.95 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 171e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 0.93 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 172e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0.87 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 173e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 0.79 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 174e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 0.79 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 175e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 0.74 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 176e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 0.73 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 177e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 0.69 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 178e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 0.66 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 179e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 0.66 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 180e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 0.66 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 181e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 0.61 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 182e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0.55 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 183e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 0.54 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 184e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 0.52 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 185e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 0.51 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 186e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 0.51 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 187e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 0.49 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 188e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 0.42 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 189e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 0.42 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 189e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 0.42 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 191e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 0.28 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 192e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 0.27 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 193e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 0.26 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 194e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 0.21 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 195e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 0.19 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 196e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 0.17 per 1,000 | 2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Nurses and midwives"?
The highest value is in Monaco, at 20.83 per 1,000 (2014).
Which country has the lowest value for "Nurses and midwives"?
The lowest value is in Chad, at 0.17 per 1,000 (2023).
What is the world median value of "Nurses and midwives"?
The world median is 4 per 1,000, calculated across 196 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Nurses and midwives" for France?
France scores 9.42 per 1,000 (2021), ranking 27 out of 196 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Nurses and midwives" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS, OCDE et données nationales. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Who is counted?
Nurses and midwives, including some auxiliaries depending on national definitions.
Why are countries not always comparable?
Occupations and training are organized differently, and registers are not of the same quality.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS, OCDE et données nationales. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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