Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rose 2.71% to 11.7 in New Zealand in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in New Zealand reached an all time high of 11.7 in 2022 and an all time low of 8.79 in 1992.
New Zealand has been ranked 5th within the group of 58 countries we follow in terms of nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, 10 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 |
| Australia | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.726 | 0.709 | 0.695 | 1.03 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| China | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.89 | 3.13 | 3.31 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.05 | 3.12 | 3.82 | 3.98 | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.08 | 4.11 | 4.17 | 3.39 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.225 | 0.501 | 0.417 | ... | ... | ||||
| Philippines | ... | 4.70 | 4.73 | 4.77 | 4.81 | 4.78 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | ... | 6.11 | 6.18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Thailand | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.71 | 2.89 | 2.69 | 3.08 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Vietnam | ... | 1.45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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