Netherlands vs Sweden: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Netherlands
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
11.67 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Netherlands rank
15th
Sweden rank
15th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 11.67 per 1,000 people against 11.67 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 15th 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 | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.17 per 1,000 people | 10.25 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.01 per 1,000 people | 11.04 per 1,000 people | 2.03 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 11.68 per 1,000 people | 0.34 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.37 per 1,000 people | 11.55 per 1,000 people | 0.18 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 11.67 per 1,000 people against 11.67 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Netherlands ranks 15th 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.