Italy—Nursing & Midwifery Personnel
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #14 of 192Series years: 2000–2023
Latest Value
422,156
2023
YoY Change
+0.7%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#14
of 192 countries
Maximum
422,156
2023
Minimum
303,659
2005
CAGR
+1.1%
24 years
Last
422,156
Previous
419,312
Highest
422,156
Lowest
303,659
Unit
nursing and midwifery personnel
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Italy's nursing & midwifery personnel was 422,156 in 2023, ranking #14 out of 192 countries. This represents a +0.7% change from 2022. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 422,156 (2023) and the lowest was 303,659 (2005). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 422,156 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 419,312 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 418,984 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 390,303 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 384,937 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 363,754 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 367,710 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 354,022 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 346,219 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 336,338 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 321,033 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 322,301 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 326,721 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 327,235 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 327,423 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 325,812 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 323,647 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 314,457 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 303,659 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 309,925 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 314,892 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 334,005 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 329,804 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 326,876 |
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 | Russian Federation | 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: 2000–2023View original source →