Tonga—Nursing & Midwifery Personnel
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #182 of 192Series years: 2001–2021
Latest Value
443
2021
YoY Change
-7.7%
2020 → 2021
Global Rank
#182
of 192 countries
Maximum
480
2020
Minimum
341
2001
CAGR
+1.3%
10 years
Last
443
Previous
480
Highest
480
Lowest
341
Unit
nursing and midwifery personnel
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Tonga's nursing & midwifery personnel was 443 in 2021, ranking #182 out of 192 countries. This represents a -7.7% change from 2020. Over the past 10 years, the highest recorded value was 480 (2020) and the lowest was 341 (2001). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Tonga — Nursing & Midwifery Personnel: 443 nursing and midwifery personnel for reference year 2021. 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 480 nursing and midwifery personnel in 2020.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 480 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 453 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 412 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 408 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 400 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 378 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 364 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 350 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 341 |
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: 2001–2021View original source →