Denmark vs Sweden: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Denmark
12.19 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 12.19 per 1,000 people against 11.67 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.52 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.73 per 1,000 people | 12.06 per 1,000 people | 2.33 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.68 per 1,000 people | 11.04 per 1,000 people | 0.364 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.48 per 1,000 people | 11.68 per 1,000 people | 0.196 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12.11 per 1,000 people | 11.55 per 1,000 people | 0.555 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 Sweden?
- Denmark, at 12.19 per 1,000 people against 11.67 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.52 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Denmark ranks 14th 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.