Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.05 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bhutan, 2004–2022
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
Bhutan recorded 2.05 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bhutan peaked at 2.22 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.792 per 1,000 people, in 2004.
That places Bhutan 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.792 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.803 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.97 per 1,000 people | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 1.45 per 1,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 1.51 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.62 per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.84 per 1,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.82 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.08 per 1,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 2.22 per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.05 per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.05 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.05 per 1,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.16 per 1,000 people, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.855 per 1,000 people | 0.792 per 1,000 people | 0.97 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 2.05 per 1,000 people | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bhutan?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bhutan was 2.05 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.792 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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