Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain
Bahrain: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain, 2000–2020
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
Bahrain recorded 2.65 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2020.
The figure is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain peaked at 3.09 per 1,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2 per 1,000 people, in 2019.
Bahrain ranks 117th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.96 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.09 per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.81 per 1,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 2.71 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.56 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.62 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.55 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.53 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.52 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.65 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.65 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.62 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.54 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.31 per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.19 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.18 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2 per 1,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.65 per 1,000 people | +32.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 2.65 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39 per 1,000 people, 36% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 2.65 per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.65 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.4% | 2 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 per 1,000 people | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 3.09 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.42 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bahrain was 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2020, 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 per 1,000 people in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Bahrain ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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