Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Argentina

Argentina: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 4.75 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.75 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
74th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.77 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
2.05 per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
14
1992–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Argentina, 1992–2023

0123451992200720231992: 2 per 1,000 people1994: 2.1 per 1,000 people2012: 2.5 per 1,000 people2013: 2.7 per 1,000 people2014: 3 per 1,000 people2015: 3.2 per 1,000 people2016: 3.4 per 1,000 people2017: 3.6 per 1,000 people2018: 3.9 per 1,000 people2019: 4.1 per 1,000 people2020: 4.4 per 1,000 people2021: 4.6 per 1,000 people2022: 4.8 per 1,000 people2023: 4.7 per 1,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Argentina is 4.75 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Argentina peaked at 4.77 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.05 per 1,000 people, in 1992.

That places Argentina 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.09 per 1,000 people 2.05 per 1,000 people 2.14 per 1,000 people 2
2010s 3.3 per 1,000 people 2.49 per 1,000 people 4.14 per 1,000 people 8
2020s 4.62 per 1,000 people 4.35 per 1,000 people 4.77 per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 71 Saint Lucia 5.34 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 72 Maldives 5.02 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 73 Philippines 4.79 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 75 Armenia 4.75 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.74 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 77 Andorra 4.72 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Argentina?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Argentina was 4.75 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 4.77 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 2.05 per 1,000 people in 1992.
How does Argentina rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Argentina ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures 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 part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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