Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium
Belgium: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 12.89 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium is 12.89, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium peaked at 12.89 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.83, in 2003.
That places Belgium 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.83 | — |
| 2004 | 9.23 | +58.4% |
| 2005 | 9.47 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.72 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.82 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.93 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.37 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.61 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.9 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.82 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 12 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.91 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.79 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.26 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 12.82 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 12.89 | +0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +58.4% | 5.83 | 9.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.08 | 5.83 | 9.93 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.3 | 10.1 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.86 | 12.82 | 12.89 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Belgium was 12.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.89 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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