Nursing and midwifery personnel - Aggregated Data - Human Resources for Health - World Health Organization (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | |
1 | United States (2005) | 2,927,000 |
2 | India (2004) | 1,372,059 |
3 | China (2003) | 1,259,240 |
4 | Russia (2006) | 1,214,292 |
5 | Japan (2004) | 1,210,633 |
6 | Germany (2006) | 661,000 |
7 | Brazil (2006) | 549,423 |
8 | France (2008) | 494,895 |
9 | Philippines (2002) | 480,910 |
10 | Mexico (2004) | 417,665 |
11 | Italy (2006) | 403,000 |
12 | Ukraine (2006) | 388,444 |
13 | Canada (2006) | 327,224 |
14 | Spain (2006) | 322,600 |
15 | Uzbekistan (2007) | 295,781 |
16 | Netherlands (2007) | 248,810 |
17 | Egypt (2005) | 248,010 |
18 | Nigeria (2008) | 224,943 |
19 | Australia (2006) | 222,133 |
20 | South Korea (2004) | 210,640 |
21 | Poland (2006) | 199,700 |
22 | South Africa (2004) | 184,459 |
23 | Indonesia (2003) | 179,959 |
24 | Turkey (2008) | 144,229 |
25 | Belarus (2007) | 121,114 |
26 | Kazakhstan (2007) | 115,944 |
27 | Sweden (2006) | 104,958 |
28 | Iran (2005) | 98,020 |
29 | Cuba (2007) | 97,800 |
30 | Saudi Arabia (2007) | 93,735 |
31 | North Korea (2003) | 93,414 |
32 | Hungary (2007) | 92,488 |
33 | Czech Republic (2007) | 91,311 |
34 | Romania (2006) | 90,698 |
35 | Thailand (2002) | 84,683 |
36 | Switzerland (2000) | 79,153 |
37 | Norway (2007) | 76,173 |
38 | Azerbaijan (2007) | 71,833 |
39 | Ireland (2007) | 67,245 |
40 | Algeria (2007) | 65,919 |
41 | Pakistan (2007) | 62,651 |
42 | Vietnam (2002) | 61,810 |
43 | Austria (2007) | 54,580 |
44 | Denmark (2006) | 53,133 |
45 | Portugal (2006) | 50,955 |
46 | Burma (2004) | 49,341 |
47 | Finland (2006) | 46,930 |
48 | Guatemala (1999) | 44,986 |
49 | Serbia (2007) | 43,569 |
50 | Malaysia (2002) | 43,380 |
51 | Israel (2007) | 42,812 |
52 | Bangladesh (2005) | 39,471 |
53 | Greece (2006) | 38,727 |
54 | Uganda (2005) | 37,625 |
55 | United Kingdom (2003) | 37,200 |
56 | Kenya (2002) | 37,113 |
57 | Slovakia (2005) | 35,757 |
58 | Bulgaria (2007) | 35,645 |
59 | Sri Lanka (2004) | 33,431 |
60 | Sudan (2006) | 33,354 |
61 | New Zealand (2001) | 33,249 |
62 | Tajikistan (2006) | 33,165 |
63 | Iraq (2007) | 31,782 |
64 | Kyrgyzstan (2007) | 30,495 |
65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004) | 28,789 |
66 | Tunisia (2004) | 28,537 |
67 | Venezuela (2001) | 28,000 |
68 | Moldova (2007) | 27,815 |
69 | Syria (2006) | 27,288 |
70 | Libya (2004) | 27,160 |
71 | Cameroon (2004) | 26,042 |
72 | Lithuania (2007) | 25,751 |
73 | Croatia (2007) | 25,397 |
74 | Morocco (2004) | 24,328 |
75 | Colombia (2002) | 23,940 |
76 | Ghana (2008) | 22,834 |
77 | Turkmenistan (2007) | 22,419 |
78 | Ecuador (2000) | 20,586 |
79 | Ethiopia (2007) | 19,158 |
80 | Singapore (2003) | 18,710 |
81 | Argentina (2004) | 18,685 |
82 | Jordan (2006) | 18,555 |
83 | Angola (2004) | 18,485 |
84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005) | 18,332 |
85 | Bolivia (2001) | 18,091 |
86 | Georgia (2007) | 17,119 |
87 | Peru (1999) | 17,108 |
88 | Slovenia (2006) | 15,361 |
89 | Dominican Republic (2000) | 15,352 |
90 | Afghanistan (2005) | 14,930 |
91 | Armenia (2007) | 14,601 |
92 | United Arab Emirates (2004) | 13,936 |
93 | Yemen (2004) | 13,746 |
94 | Latvia (2007) | 12,909 |
95 | Albania (2007) | 12,746 |
96 | Nepal (2004) | 11,825 |
97 | Cambodia (2000) | 11,125 |
98 | Burkina Faso (2008) | 10,539 |
99 | Oman (2007) | 10,394 |
100 | Paraguay (2002) | 10,261 |
101 | Chile (2003) | 10,000 |
102 | Kuwait (2005) | 9,940 |
103 | Tanzania (2006) | 9,440 |
104 | Zimbabwe (2004) | 9,357 |
105 | Estonia (2006) | 9,247 |
106 | Ivory Coast (2008) | 9,231 |
107 | Macedonia (2006) | 8,833 |
108 | Mongolia (2002) | 8,826 |
109 | Honduras (2000) | 8,528 |
110 | Zambia (2006) | 8,369 |
111 | Panama (2000) | 8,158 |
112 | Benin (2008) | 7,129 |
113 | Swaziland (2004) | 6,828 |
114 | Gabon (2004) | 6,778 |
115 | Mozambique (2006) | 6,214 |
116 | Qatar (2006) | 6,185 |
117 | Namibia (2004) | 6,145 |
118 | Nicaragua (2003) | 5,862 |
119 | Madagascar (2004) | 5,661 |
120 | Laos (2004) | 5,600 |
121 | Belgium (2007) | 5,505 |
122 | Senegal (2008) | 5,254 |
123 | El Salvador (2002) | 5,103 |
124 | Luxembourg (2005) | 4,820 |
125 | Botswana (2004) | 4,753 |
126 | Lebanon (2005) | 4,720 |
127 | Trinidad and Tobago (2007) | 4,677 |
128 | Mauritius (2004) | 4,604 |
129 | Jamaica (2003) | 4,374 |
130 | Bahrain (2007) | 4,354 |
131 | Rwanda (2005) | 4,050 |
132 | Malawi (2008) | 3,896 |
133 | Costa Rica (2000) | 3,653 |
134 | Republic of the Congo (2007) | 3,492 |
135 | Montenegro (2007) | 3,442 |
136 | Cyprus (2006) | 3,361 |
137 | Iceland (2004) | 2,960 |
138 | Mali (2007) | 2,882 |
139 | Uruguay (2002) | 2,880 |
140 | Papua New Guinea (2000) | 2,841 |
141 | Malta (2007) | 2,540 |
142 | Eritrea (2004) | 2,505 |
143 | Chad (2004) | 2,499 |
144 | Brunei Darussalam (2002) | 2,120 |
145 | Niger (2008) | 2,115 |
146 | Mauritania (2004) | 1,893 |
147 | Togo (2008) | 1,816 |
148 | Timor-Leste (2004) | 1,795 |
149 | Guyana (2000) | 1,738 |
150 | Fiji (2003) | 1,660 |
151 | Central African Republic (2004) | 1,613 |
152 | Burundi (2004) | 1,348 |
153 | Bahamas (1998) | 1,323 |
154 | Lesotho (2003) | 1,123 |
155 | Sierra Leone (2008) | 991 |
156 | Barbados (1999) | 988 |
157 | Liberia (2008) | 978 |
158 | Somalia (2006) | 965 |
159 | Guinea-Bissau (2008) | 953 |
160 | Gambia (2008) | 927 |
161 | Maldives (2004) | 886 |
162 | Haiti (1998) | 834 |
163 | Cape Verde (2008) | 714 |
164 | Suriname (2000) | 688 |
165 | Seychelles (2004) | 634 |
166 | Solomon Islands (2003) | 630 |
167 | Comoros (2004) | 588 |
168 | Bhutan (2007) | 545 |
169 | Monaco (1995) | 464 |
170 | Djibouti (2005) | 450 |
171 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2000) | 447 |
172 | Guinea (2005) | 401 |
173 | Vanuatu (2004) | 360 |
174 | Tonga (2002) | 350 |
175 | St. Lucia (1999) | 331 |
176 | Grenada (1998) | 326 |
177 | Dominica (1997) | 317 |
178 | Samoa (2003) | 310 |
179 | Sao Tome and Principe (2004) | 308 |
180 | Belize (2000) | 303 |
181 | Andorra (2007) | 280 |
182 | Equatorial Guinea (2004) | 271 |
183 | Kiribati (2004) | 260 |
184 | Micronesia (2003) | 250 |
185 | Antigua and Barbuda (1999) | 233 |
186 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2000) | 198 |
187 | Marshall Islands (2000) | 152 |
188 | Palau (2004) | 120 |
189 | Cook Islands (2004) | 80 |
190 | Nauru (2004) | 63 |
191 | Tuvalu (2003) | 50 |
192 | Niue (2004) | 22 |
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