Nurses and midwives, total in Japan in 2022 — 1,555,457 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 49%.
2000–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.56M | — | — |
| 2020 | 1.56M | — | — |
| 2018 | 1.52M | — | — |
| 2016 | 1.47M | — | — |
| 2014 | 1.43M | — | — |
| 2012 | 1.37M | — | — |
| 2010 | 1.32M | — | — |
| 2008 | 1.25M | — | — |
| 2006 | 1.19M | — | — |
| 2004 | 1.15M | — | — |
| 2002 | 1.1M | — | — |
| 2000 | 1.04M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
