Denmark vs Netherlands: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Denmark
12.19 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Netherlands
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
14th
Netherlands rank
15th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 12.19 per 1,000 people against 11.67 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.52 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.36 per 1,000 people | 10.17 per 1,000 people | 0.812 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.68 per 1,000 people | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 11.48 per 1,000 people | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 0.144 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 12.11 per 1,000 people | 11.37 per 1,000 people | 0.735 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, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 12.19 per 1,000 people against 11.67 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2021.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.52 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Denmark ranks 14th 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.