Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania

Albania: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 5.82 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5.82
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
64th
of 188 countries
All-time high
5.82
in 2020
All-time low
3.59
in 2004
Years of data
24
1990–2020

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania, 1990–2020

02461990200520201990: 4.51993: 4.81994: 51995: 4.41996: 4.41997: 4.41998: 41999: 42000: 42001: 3.82002: 3.72003: 3.62004: 3.62005: 3.62006: 4.22007: 4.22009: 4.22010: 42011: 4.22012: 4.42013: 4.32016: 3.62019: 5.12020: 5.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania is 5.82, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania peaked at 5.82 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2004.

Albania ranks 64th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 4.51 —
1993 4.82 +7.0%
1994 4.96 +2.8%
1995 4.39 -11.4%
1996 4.4 +0.2%
1997 4.42 +0.5%
1998 3.97 -10.3%
1999 3.99 +0.7%
2000 3.97 -0.6%
2001 3.81 -4.0%
2002 3.66 -3.9%
2003 3.6 -1.5%
2004 3.59 -0.3%
2005 3.62 +0.7%
2006 4.18 +15.4%
2007 4.22 +0.9%
2009 4.21 -0.3%
2010 4.04 -3.8%
2011 4.2 +3.9%
2012 4.42 +5.3%
2013 4.28 -3.2%
2016 3.63 -15.1%
2019 5.08 +39.8%
2020 5.82 +14.6%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 5.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 5.82 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 86% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +39.8% 3.63 5.08

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.43 3.97 4.96 8
2000s 3.87 3.59 4.22 9
2010s 4.28 3.63 5.08 6
2020s 5.82 5.82 5.82 1

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 61 Slovakia 6.01 compare
  2. 62 Georgia 5.97 compare
  3. 63 Israel 5.9 compare
  4. 65 Hungary 5.67 compare
  5. 66 Azerbaijan 5.58 compare
  6. 67 North Macedonia 5.51 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Albania was 5.82 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 5.82 in 2020.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2004.
How does Albania rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Albania ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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