Austria vs Denmark: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Austria
11.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark
12.19 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Austria rank
17th
Denmark rank
14th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 12.19 per 1,000 people against 11.28 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.91 per 1,000 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 14th of 188 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 9.73 per 1,000 people | 4.85 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.17 per 1,000 people | 10.68 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 11.48 per 1,000 people | 4.14 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 10.96 per 1,000 people | 12.11 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 12.19 per 1,000 people against 11.28 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.91 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 14th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β 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.