# Nurses and midwives per 10,000 people

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 population: nursing and midwifery professionals and associate professionals (ISCO-08 codes 2221, 2222, 3221 and 3222), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising personnel only or everyone registered.

## Key facts

- Nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in the United States was 123.92 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization.
- Switzerland had the highest nurses and midwives per 10,000 people of 174 countries in 2018, at 179.15 per 10,000 people, and Niger the lowest, at 2.26 per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
- Published for 194 places, with figures from 1990 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `nurses_midwives_per_10k`
- Unit: per 10,000 people
- Note: Includes associate professionals, so countries that train many nursing assistants show higher values. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nurses-and-midwives-per-10000-people
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/nurses_midwives_per_10k

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 10,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 123.92 | World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0006) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/B54EB15/5C8435F (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/nurses-and-midwives-per-10000-people/countries.md) (194 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/nurses-and-midwives-per-10000-people/eu-countries.md) (27 places)