Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rose 4.44% to 14.3 in Ireland in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ireland reached an all time high of 18.4 in 2020 and an all time low of 11.6 in 1994.
Ireland has been ranked 3rd within the group of 58 countries we follow in terms of nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, 3 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 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | ... | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 19.4 | 20.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 9.99 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 10.1 | 10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 5.89 | 6.13 | 6.08 | 6.45 | 6.56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.88 | 2.96 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.6 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 5.71 | 5.93 | 6.05 | 6.08 | 6.29 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | 11.5 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 8.36 | 8.31 | 8.54 | 8.69 | 8.96 |
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