Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rose 0.949% to 16.0 in Iceland in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iceland reached an all time high of 16.3 in 2020 and an all time low of 13.1 in 1996.
Iceland has been ranked 2nd within the group of 58 countries we follow in terms of nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Nurses and Midwives (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Belgium | ... | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 19.4 | 20.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Finland | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.3 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | 9.86 | 9.95 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 16.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 11.7 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 18.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.3 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.6 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.92 | 8.91 | 8.88 | 8.89 | 6.24 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 8.36 | 8.31 | 8.54 | 8.69 | 8.96 |
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