Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize
Belize: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.06 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize, 2000–2023
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
In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize stood at 2.06 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize peaked at 2.41 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.11 per 1,000 people, in 2012.
Belize ranks 130th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.26 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 1.82 per 1,000 people | +44.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 per 1,000 people | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 1.98 per 1,000 people | +77.5% |
| 2014 | 2.05 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.12 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.17 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.41 per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 2.36 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.74 per 1,000 people | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 1.88 per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.07 per 1,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 2.32 per 1,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.06 per 1,000 people | -11.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.06 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05 per 1,000 people, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.06 per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51 per 1,000 people, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +77.5% | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 127 El Salvador 2.18 per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 2.17 per 1,000 people compare
- 129 Tunisia 2.16 per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 2.06 per 1,000 people compare
- 132 Bhutan 2.05 per 1,000 people compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belize was 2.06 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- How does Belize rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Belize ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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