Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria
Austria: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria, 1990–2022
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 Austria is 11.28 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria peaked at 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.05 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Austria 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.05 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 4.17 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.34 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.59 per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.92 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 5.13 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.25 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.37 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 5.46 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.61 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.73 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 5.78 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.88 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.89 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.13 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.35 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.42 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.58 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.76 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.86 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.89 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.93 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.03 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.11 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.13 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.66 per 1,000 people | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 10.74 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.18 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.28 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.28 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.39 per 1,000 people, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.28 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75 per 1,000 people, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +49.5% | 7.13 per 1,000 people | 10.66 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 4.05 per 1,000 people | 5.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 per 1,000 people | 5.73 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 6.76 per 1,000 people | 10.66 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.07 per 1,000 people | 10.74 per 1,000 people | 11.28 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Austria
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Austria was 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022, 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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