Austria vs Canada: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

Austria
11.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Canada
11.26 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Austria rank
17th
Canada rank
18th

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time

  • Austria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 11.28 per 1,000 people against 11.26 per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Canada ranks 18th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 4.89 per 1,000 people 10.63 per 1,000 people 5.74 per 1,000 people Canada
2000s 6.17 per 1,000 people 9.09 per 1,000 people 2.93 per 1,000 people Canada
2010s 7.34 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people 2.35 per 1,000 people Canada
2020s 11.07 per 1,000 people 10.16 per 1,000 people 0.9067 per 1,000 people Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Austria or Canada?
Austria, at 11.28 per 1,000 people against 11.26 per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Austria and Canada?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Austria and Canada rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Austria ranks 17th and Canada ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed