Australia - Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals

Since 2014, Australia Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals was down by 0.5% year on year. At 169,985 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, the country was ranked number 6 among other countries in Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals. Australia is overtaken by Germany, which was ranked number 5 at 352,746 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Belgium with 63,045.13 Full-Time Equivalent. United States lead the ranking with 1,719,632 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, a growth of 1.8% compared to 2018. Japan, United Kingdom and France respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +4.4% per year, while Estonia was the worst growing country at -0.7% per year.

Loading...

Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 169,985.00
2018 168,415.00
2017 156,511.00
2016 187,151.00
2015 184,248.00
Download all data from 2000 to 2019

How does Australia rank in Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals?

# 22 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
1,719,632 2019 +1.8 % +2.7 % View data
2 #2
Japan
865,143 2019 +1.6 % +1.7 % View data
5 #5
Germany
352,746 2019 +0.7 % +1.0 % View data
6 #6
Australia
169,985 2019 +0.9 % -0.5 % View data
7 #7
Belgium
63,045 2019 +2.0 % +0.3 % View data
Compare all 22 countries

Go Top