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.
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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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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