Based on a comparison of 126 countries in 2022, Belgium ranked the highest in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people with 20.9 followed by Finland and Norway. On the other end of the scale was Central African Republic with 0.191, Niger with 0.202 and Chad with 0.210.
Data for more countries are available at Nurses and Midwives (Per 1,000 People) indicator page.
| 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 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 7.03 | 7.11 | 7.13 | 10.7 | 10.8 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6 | ... | 12.0 | ... | 12.5 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.3 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.6 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.7 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | 11.5 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
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