Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Japan

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan in 2022 — 12.98 per 1,000. Ranked 8 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 103.7%.

2022 12.98 per 1,000 +5.1% vs 2020
World rank 8of 126
Period maximum 12.98 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 6.37 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Japan, 1990–2022681012141990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.37 per 1,0001992: 6.74 per 1,0001994: 7.25 per 1,0001996: 7.77 per 1,0001998: 8.22 per 1,0002000: 8.65 per 1,0002002: 8.6 per 1,0002004: 8.96 per 1,0002006: 9.31 per 1,0002008: 9.77 per 1,0002010: 10.3 per 1,0002012: 10.73 per 1,0002014: 11.18 per 1,0002016: 11.57 per 1,0002018: 11.98 per 1,0002020: 12.35 per 1,0002022: 12.98 per 1,000
Change over the period: +6.61 (+103.67%) Average annual rate: 2.25 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 12.98 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.35 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 12.98 — —
2020 12.35 — —
2018 11.98 — —
2016 11.57 — —
2014 11.18 — —
2012 10.73 — —
2010 10.3 — —
2008 9.77 — —
2006 9.31 — —
2004 8.96 — —
2002 8.6 — —
2000 8.65 — —
1998 8.22 — —
1996 7.77 — —
1994 7.25 — —
1992 6.74 — —
1990 6.37 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.