Austria vs Netherlands: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Austria
11.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
17th
Netherlands rank
15th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 11.67 per 1,000 people against 11.28 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.39 per 1,000 people.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.61 per 1,000 people | 10.17 per 1,000 people | 4.56 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 6.17 per 1,000 people | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 2.85 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 3.99 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 11.07 per 1,000 people | 11.47 per 1,000 people | 0.4033 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 11.67 per 1,000 people against 11.28 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.39 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.