Ireland—Nursing & Midwifery Personnel
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #55 of 192Series years: 1994–2024
Latest Value
80,947
2024
YoY Change
+5.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#55
of 192 countries
Maximum
91,138
2020
Minimum
41,233
1994
CAGR
+2.3%
31 years
Last
80,947
Previous
76,794
Highest
91,138
Lowest
41,233
Unit
nursing and midwifery personnel
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ireland's nursing & midwifery personnel was 80,947 in 2024, ranking #55 out of 192 countries. This represents a +5.4% change from 2023. Over the past 31 years, the highest recorded value was 91,138 (2020) and the lowest was 41,233 (1994). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Ireland — Nursing & Midwifery Personnel: 80,947 nursing and midwifery personnel for reference year 2024. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here. The previous reference-year reading was 76,794 nursing and midwifery personnel in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80,947 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 76,794 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 72,018 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 68,448 | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 91,138 | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 76,363 | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 62,700 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 69,120 | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 54,975 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 58,050 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 56,725 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 58,050 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 59,725 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 59,275 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 61,325 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 58,625 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 60,850 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59,975 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 53,600 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 50,800 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 50,200 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 58,981 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 60,084 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 57,059 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 53,072 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 50,940 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 48,579 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 47,157 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 44,822 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 42,937 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 41,233 |
Top Countries — Nursing & Midwifery Personnel
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.6M | 2023 |
| 2 | United States | 4.3M | 2024 |
| 3 | India | 3.9M | 2024 |
| 4 | Japan | 1.6M | 2022 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.2M | 2024 |
| 6 | Germany | 1.0M | 2023 |
| 7 | Russia | 1.0M | 2022 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 935,412 | 2024 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 656,571 | 2023 |
| 10 | France | 622,631 | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Number of nursing and midwifery personnel; not a density. WHO GHO series HWF_0007. These are workforce counts, not counts per 10,000 people. Country definitions, sector coverage, reporting years and completeness can differ; consult WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts documentation when comparing countries.
Unit
nursing and midwifery personnel
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory)Available series: 1994–2024View original source →