Japan - Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals

Since 2014, Japan Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals grew 1.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 2 among other countries in Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals at 865,143.4 Full-Time Equivalent. United States ranked the highest with 1,719,632 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, that is a growth of 1.8% versus 2018. Chile recorded the best 5 years average growth at +4.4% per year, while Estonia witnessed the worst performance at -0.7% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 865,143.40
2018 851,802.20
2017 834,248.20
2016 834,867.70
2015 815,326.70
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How does Japan 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
3 #3
United Kingdom
374,551 2019 +2.5 % +0.8 % View data
4 #4
France
358,829 2019 +0.6 % +0.6 % View data
5 #5
Germany
352,746 2019 +0.7 % +1.0 % View data
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