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Health > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 FinlandFinland 23.96 2010
2 BelgiumBelgium 22.21 2010
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 17.48 2010
4 MonacoMonaco 17.22 2011
5 LuxembourgLuxembourg 17.09 2011
6 DenmarkDenmark 16.09 2010
7 IcelandIceland 15.88 2010
8 IrelandIreland 15.67 2010
9 NorwayNorway 15.41 2010
10 NetherlandsNetherlands 15.14 2007
11 SwedenSweden 11.86 2010
12 GermanyGermany 11.38 2010
13 New ZealandNew Zealand 10.87 2010
14 UzbekistanUzbekistan 10.68 2010
15 BelarusBelarus 10.53 2011
16 CanadaCanada 10.05 2006
17 United StatesUnited States 9.81 2010
18 AustraliaAustralia 9.59 2010
19 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 9.47 2011
20 FranceFrance 9.3 2011
21 CubaCuba 9.05 2010
22 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 8.79 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 8.77 2010
23 SloveniaSlovenia 8.61 2010
24 RussiaRussia 8.52 2010
25 San MarinoSan Marino 8.32 2011
26 KazakhstanKazakhstan 8.28 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 8.24 2010
27 AustriaAustria 7.96 2010
28 SeychellesSeychelles 7.92 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 7.63 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 7.57 2010
29 QatarQatar 7.37 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 7.33 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 7.07 2010
30 LithuaniaLithuania 7.06 2010
31 MaltaMalta 7.06 2011
32 BruneiBrunei 7.02 2010
33 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7 2001
34 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6.84 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.84 2010
35 LibyaLibya 6.8 2010
36 EstoniaEstonia 6.56 2010
37 MoldovaMoldova 6.5 2011
38 BrazilBrazil 6.42 2010
39 HungaryHungary 6.42 2010
40 UkraineUkraine 6.41 2011
41 SingaporeSingapore 6.39 2010
42 European UnionEuropean Union 6.37 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.19 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 6.01 2010
43 PhilippinesPhilippines 6 2004
44 SurinameSuriname 5.88 2004
45 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.82 2011
46 TuvaluTuvalu 5.82 2010
47 PalauPalau 5.71 2010
48 DominicaDominica 5.62 2001
49 UruguayUruguay 5.55 2010
50 CroatiaCroatia 5.52 2010
51 MontenegroMontenegro 5.5 2010
52 RomaniaRomania 5.46 2010
53 PolandPoland 5.39 2010
54 PortugalPortugal 5.33 2010
55 South KoreaSouth Korea 5.29 2010
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 5.18 2010
56 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5.17 2010
57 SpainSpain 5.11 2010
58 GabonGabon 5.02 2004
59 IsraelIsrael 4.97 2011
60 ArmeniaArmenia 4.92 2011
61 LatviaLatvia 4.86 2010
62 BarbadosBarbados 4.86 2010
63 BulgariaBulgaria 4.71 2010
64 AndorraAndorra 4.57 2010
65 KuwaitKuwait 4.55 2010
66 SerbiaSerbia 4.55 2010
67 OmanOman 4.49 2010
68 TajikistanTajikistan 4.48 2011
69 CyprusCyprus 4.45 2010
70 MaldivesMaldives 4.45 2010
71 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.42 2010
72 JapanJapan 4.14 2010
73 The BahamasThe Bahamas 4.14 2008
74 North KoreaNorth Korea 4.12 2003
75 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4.09 2010
76 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.08 2004
77 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.05 1999
78 JordanJordan 4.05 2010
79 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 4.03 2001
80 MexicoMexico 3.98 2004
81 AlbaniaAlbania 3.9 2010
82 TongaTonga 3.88 2010
83 BahrainBahrain 3.86 2010
84 GrenadaGrenada 3.83 2006
85 MauritiusMauritius 3.73 2004
86 KiribatiKiribati 3.71 2010
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 3.59 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 3.57 2010
87 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.56 2010
88 EgyptEgypt 3.52 2010
89 MongoliaMongolia 3.5 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 3.47 2010
90 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 3.32 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 3.32 2010
91 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 3.28 1999
92 TunisiaTunisia 3.28 2010
93 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.28 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 3.15 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.86 2010
94 BotswanaBotswana 2.84 2010
95 NamibiaNamibia 2.77 2010
96 PanamaPanama 2.77 2000
97 TurkeyTurkey 2.4 2011
98 FijiFiji 2.24 2010
99 LebanonLebanon 2.23 2010
100 East TimorEast Timor 2.19 2004
101 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.16 2002
102 BoliviaBolivia 2.13 2001
103 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.1 2010
104 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 2.05 2010
105 EcuadorEcuador 1.98 2010
106 BelizeBelize 1.96 2010
107 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.95 2010
108 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.93 2010
109 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.87 2004
110 SyriaSyria 1.86 2010
111 SamoaSamoa 1.85 2010
112 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.84 2000
113 ParaguayParaguay 1.79 2002
114 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1.74 2010
115 VanuatuVanuatu 1.7 2010
=116 ChinaChina 1.66 2011
=116 AngolaAngola 1.66 2009
118 NigeriaNigeria 1.6 2010
119 SwazilandSwaziland 1.6 2009
120 ThailandThailand 1.52 2004
121 IranIran 1.41 2010
122 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.38 2012
123 IraqIraq 1.38 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.32 2004
124 UgandaUganda 1.31 2010
125 PeruPeru 1.27 2010
126 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.25 2009
127 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.13 2001
128 JamaicaJamaica 1.09 2008
129 HondurasHonduras 1.08 2005
130 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.07 2003
131 GhanaGhana 1.05 2010
132 VietnamVietnam 1.01 2010
133 IndiaIndia 0.996 2010
134 LaosLaos 0.966 2010
135 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.93 2000
136 MoroccoMorocco 0.89 2010
137 CambodiaCambodia 0.88 2010
138 BurmaBurma 0.856 2010
139 SudanSudan 0.84 2010
140 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 0.824 2010
141 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.8 2010
142 KenyaKenya 0.792 2011
143 ZambiaZambia 0.784 2010
144 BeninBenin 0.771 2010
145 ComorosComoros 0.744 2004
146 RwandaRwanda 0.689 2010
147 YemenYemen 0.677 2010
148 MauritaniaMauritania 0.672 2010
149 LesothoLesotho 0.623 2003
150 ColombiaColombia 0.616 2010
151 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.612 2010
152 EritreaEritrea 0.583 2004
153 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.568 2010
154 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.565 2010
155 PakistanPakistan 0.557 2010
156 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.551 2010
157 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.535 2004
158 GuyanaGuyana 0.531 2010
159 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.529 2004
160 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.483 2010
161 ArgentinaArgentina 0.481 2004
162 NepalNepal 0.46 2004
163 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.457 2010
164 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.453 2010
165 CameroonCameroon 0.438 2009
166 MaliMali 0.43 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.428 2010
167 SenegalSenegal 0.42 2010
168 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.405 2010
169 MozambiqueMozambique 0.341 2010
170 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.328 2010
171 MadagascarMadagascar 0.316 2004
172 ItalyItaly 0.29 2010
173 MalawiMalawi 0.283 2010
=174 TogoTogo 0.274 2010
=174 LiberiaLiberia 0.274 2010
176 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.257 2009
177 TanzaniaTanzania 0.242 2010
178 BhutanBhutan 0.241 2010
179 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.236 2010
180 GreeceGreece 0.235 2010
181 BangladeshBangladesh 0.218 2011
182 BurundiBurundi 0.191 2004
183 ChadChad 0.188 2006
184 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.166 2010
185 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.153 2011
186 ChileChile 0.144 2010
187 NigerNiger 0.137 2010
188 SomaliaSomalia 0.114 2010
189 HaitiHaiti 0.107 1998
190 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.073 2010
191 GuineaGuinea 0.043 2010

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