Austria vs Sweden: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Austria
11.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Austria rank
17th
Sweden rank
15th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden 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 32 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 12.06 per 1,000 people | 7.17 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.17 per 1,000 people | 11.04 per 1,000 people | 4.88 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 11.68 per 1,000 people | 4.33 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.96 per 1,000 people | 11.55 per 1,000 people | 0.59 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.67 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 Sweden?
- 0.39 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 17th and Sweden 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.