Germany vs Japan: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Germany
12.25 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Japan
12.98 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Germany rank
13th
Japan rank
10th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.98 per 1,000 people against 12.25 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.73 per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 per 1,000 people | 9.06 per 1,000 people | 0.2747 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.89 per 1,000 people | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 0.266 per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.28 per 1,000 people | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 0.39 per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 12.98 per 1,000 people against 12.25 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Germany and Japan?
- 0.73 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Germany ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th 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.