| Nursing personnel - Disaggregated Data - Human Resources for Health - World Health Organization (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | |
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| 1 |  United States (2005) | 2,927,000 |
| 2 | China (2003) | 1,259,240 |
| 3 | Japan (2004) | 1,185,376 |
| 4 | Russia (2006) | 1,148,755 |
| 5 | India (2004) | 865,135 |
| 6 | United Kingdom (1997) | 704,332 |
| 7 | Germany (2006) | 644,000 |
| 8 | Brazil (2006) | 549,423 |
| 9 | France (2008) | 476,897 |
| 10 | Mexico (2004) | 417,665 |
| 11 | Italy (2006) | 403,000 |
| 12 | Ukraine (2006) | 365,138 |
| 13 | Philippines (2002) | 342,610 |
| 14 | Canada (2006) | 326,602 |
| 15 | Spain (2006) | 322,600 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan (2007) | 271,912 |
| 17 | Egypt (2005) | 248,010 |
| 18 | Netherlands (2007) | 246,545 |
| 19 | Australia (2006) | 209,897 |
| 20 | South Korea (2004) | 202,012 |
| 21 | South Africa (2004) | 184,459 |
| 22 | Poland (2006) | 178,781 |
| 23 | Turkey (2008) | 144,229 |
| 24 | Belgium (2004) | 139,577 |
| 25 | Nigeria (2008) | 132,412 |
| 26 | Indonesia (2003) | 125,621 |
| 27 | Belarus (2007) | 116,193 |
| 28 | Kazakhstan (2007) | 107,198 |
| 29 | Sweden (2006) | 98,378 |
| 30 | Iran (2005) | 98,020 |
| 31 | Cuba (2007) | 97,800 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia (2007) | 93,735 |
| 33 | Hungary (2007) | 90,889 |
| 34 | North Korea (2003) | 87,330 |
| 35 | Czech Republic (2007) | 86,989 |
| 36 | Romania (2006) | 85,785 |
| 37 | Thailand (2002) | 84,683 |
| 38 | Switzerland (2000) | 77,120 |
| 39 | Norway (2007) | 73,768 |
| 40 | Ireland (2007) | 67,245 |
| 41 | Pakistan (2007) | 62,651 |
| 42 | Azerbaijan (2007) | 62,245 |
| 43 | Algeria (2007) | 57,652 |
| 44 | Austria (2007) | 52,795 |
| 45 | Denmark (2006) | 51,787 |
| 46 | Portugal (2006) | 50,955 |
| 47 | Vietnam (2002) | 46,560 |
| 48 | Finland (2006) | 45,040 |
| 49 | Guatemala (1999) | 44,986 |
| 50 | Israel (2007) | 41,571 |
| 51 | Serbia (2007) | 41,144 |
| 52 | Uganda (2005) | 37,625 |
| 53 | Kenya (2002) | 37,113 |
| 54 | Greece (2006) | 36,434 |
| 55 | Malaysia (2002) | 34,510 |
| 56 | Slovakia (2005) | 34,038 |
| 57 | Bulgaria (2007) | 32,244 |
| 58 | Iraq (2007) | 31,782 |
| 59 | New Zealand (2001) | 31,128 |
| 60 | Tajikistan (2006) | 29,437 |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004) | 28,789 |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan (2007) | 28,282 |
| 63 | Venezuela (2001) | 28,000 |
| 64 | Syria (2006) | 27,288 |
| 65 | Libya (2004) | 27,160 |
| 66 | Moldova (2007) | 27,002 |
| 67 | Cameroon (2004) | 25,997 |
| 68 | Tunisia (2004) | 25,654 |
| 69 | Lithuania (2007) | 24,804 |
| 70 | Colombia (2002) | 23,940 |
| 71 | Croatia (2007) | 23,852 |
| 72 | Sri Lanka (2004) | 23,030 |
| 73 | Morocco (2004) | 22,250 |
| 74 | Turkmenistan (2007) | 21,419 |
| 75 | Bangladesh (2005) | 20,117 |
| 76 | Ecuador (2000) | 19,549 |
| 77 | Singapore (2003) | 18,710 |
| 78 | Angola (2004) | 18,485 |
| 79 | Sudan (2006) | 18,433 |
| 80 | Ethiopia (2007) | 18,146 |
| 81 | Bolivia (2001) | 17,995 |
| 82 | Peru (1999) | 17,108 |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005) | 17,082 |
| 84 | Jordan (2006) | 16,960 |
| 85 | Ghana (2008) | 16,800 |
| 86 | Georgia (2007) | 15,948 |
| 87 | Slovenia (2006) | 15,361 |
| 88 | Dominican Republic (2000) | 15,352 |
| 89 | Afghanistan (2005) | 14,930 |
| 90 | Argentina (2004) | 14,474 |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates (2004) | 13,936 |
| 92 | Yemen (2004) | 13,333 |
| 93 | Armenia (2007) | 13,326 |
| 94 | Albania (2007) | 12,746 |
| 95 | Latvia (2007) | 12,472 |
| 96 | Oman (2007) | 10,394 |
| 97 | Chile (2003) | 10,000 |
| 98 | Kuwait (2005) | 9,940 |
| 99 | Burma (2004) | 9,899 |
| 100 | Paraguay (2002) | 9,727 |
| 101 | Zimbabwe (2004) | 9,357 |
| 102 | Estonia (2006) | 8,803 |
| 103 | Honduras (2000) | 8,333 |
| 104 | Mongolia (2002) | 8,214 |
| 105 | Panama (2000) | 8,158 |
| 106 | Cambodia (2000) | 8,085 |
| 107 | Macedonia (2006) | 7,545 |
| 108 | Ivory Coast (2008) | 6,973 |
| 109 | Tanzania (2006) | 6,720 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso (2008) | 6,685 |
| 111 | Gabon (2004) | 6,275 |
| 112 | Mozambique (2006) | 6,214 |
| 113 | Qatar (2006) | 6,185 |
| 114 | Namibia (2004) | 6,145 |
| 115 | Zambia (2006) | 6,096 |
| 116 | Benin (2008) | 5,974 |
| 117 | Nicaragua (2003) | 5,862 |
| 118 | Nepal (2004) | 5,664 |
| 119 | Laos (2004) | 5,600 |
| 120 | El Salvador (2002) | 5,103 |
| 121 | Botswana (2004) | 4,753 |
| 122 | Lebanon (2005) | 4,720 |
| 123 | Luxembourg (2005) | 4,678 |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago (2007) | 4,677 |
| 125 | Swaziland (2004) | 4,590 |
| 126 | Senegal (2008) | 4,457 |
| 127 | Mauritius (2004) | 4,438 |
| 128 | Jamaica (2003) | 4,374 |
| 129 | Bahrain (2007) | 4,354 |
| 130 | Guinea (2004) | 4,061 |
| 131 | Rwanda (2005) | 4,050 |
| 132 | Malawi (2008) | 3,896 |
| 133 | Costa Rica (2000) | 3,631 |
| 134 | Madagascar (2004) | 3,585 |
| 135 | Cyprus (2006) | 3,361 |
| 136 | Montenegro (2007) | 3,180 |
| 137 | Uruguay (2002) | 2,880 |
| 138 | Republic of the Congo (2007) | 2,855 |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea (2000) | 2,841 |
| 140 | Iceland (2004) | 2,760 |
| 141 | Malta (2007) | 2,387 |
| 142 | Mali (2007) | 2,366 |
| 143 | Eritrea (2004) | 2,365 |
| 144 | Chad (2004) | 2,146 |
| 145 | Guyana (2000) | 1,738 |
| 146 | Niger (2008) | 1,669 |
| 147 | Fiji (2003) | 1,660 |
| 148 | Mauritania (2004) | 1,658 |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam (2002) | 1,650 |
| 150 | Timor-Leste (2004) | 1,467 |
| 151 | Burundi (2004) | 1,337 |
| 152 | Bahamas (1998) | 1,323 |
| 153 | Togo (2008) | 1,240 |
| 154 | Lesotho (2003) | 1,123 |
| 155 | Barbados (1999) | 988 |
| 156 | Somalia (2006) | 965 |
| 157 | Central African Republic (2004) | 908 |
| 158 | Maldives (2004) | 886 |
| 159 | Sierra Leone (2008) | 880 |
| 160 | Haiti (1998) | 834 |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau (2008) | 784 |
| 162 | Gambia (2008) | 740 |
| 163 | Cape Verde (2008) | 714 |
| 164 | Suriname (2000) | 688 |
| 165 | Seychelles (2004) | 634 |
| 166 | Solomon Islands (2003) | 630 |
| 167 | Liberia (2008) | 623 |
| 168 | Bhutan (2007) | 545 |
| 169 | Comoros (2004) | 481 |
| 170 | Monaco (1995) | 454 |
| 171 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2000) | 447 |
| 172 | St. Lucia (1999) | 331 |
| 173 | Tonga (2002) | 330 |
| 174 | Grenada (1998) | 326 |
| 175 | Dominica (1997) | 317 |
| 176 | Vanuatu (2004) | 310 |
| 177 | Belize (2000) | 303 |
| 178 | Djibouti (2005) | 296 |
| 179 | Andorra (2007) | 268 |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe (2004) | 256 |
| 181 | Samoa (2003) | 250 |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda (1999) | 233 |
| 183 | Kiribati (2004) | 230 |
| 184 | Micronesia (2003) | 230 |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea (2004) | 218 |
| 186 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2000) | 198 |
| 187 | Marshall Islands (2000) | 152 |
| 188 | Palau (2004) | 120 |
| 189 | Cook Islands (2004) | 60 |
| 190 | Nauru (2004) | 60 |
| 191 | Tuvalu (2003) | 40 |
| 192 | Niue (2004) | 20 |
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