Based on a comparison of 148 countries in 2019, Belgium ranked the highest in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people with 19.5 followed by Norway and Switzerland. On the other end of the scale was Chad with 0.138, Niger with 0.223 and Madagascar with 0.298.
Data for more countries are available at Nurses and Midwives (Per 1,000 People) indicator page.
| Nurses and Midwives (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | ... | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 19.0 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Canada | ... | ... | 9.48 | 9.75 | 9.82 | 9.92 | 9.95 | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.23 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 12.1 | ... | |||||||||||
| Finland | 19.0 | 18.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.9 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | ... | 14.3 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 15.2 | 15.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | ... | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 14.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.5 | ... | 12.0 | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ... | ||||||||||
| Norway | ... | ... | ... | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.6 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | ... | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.83 | 8.55 | ... | 14.6 | ... |
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