Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei
Brunei: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 6.62 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei, 2000–2021
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
Brunei recorded 6.62 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei peaked at 8.17 per 1,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.97 per 1,000 people, in 2000.
That places Brunei 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.97 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 6.23 per 1,000 people | +57.0% |
| 2004 | 5.46 per 1,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 5.59 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.16 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.14 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.11 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.41 per 1,000 people | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 7.86 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.17 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.41 per 1,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 6.19 per 1,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.53 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.35 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.98 per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.48 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 6.62 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 6.62 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39 per 1,000 people, 90% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 6.62 per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85 per 1,000 people, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +57.0% | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 6.23 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.26 per 1,000 people | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.93 per 1,000 people | 5.98 per 1,000 people | 8.17 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.62 per 1,000 people | 6.62 per 1,000 people | 6.62 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei was 6.62 per 1,000 people in 2021, 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Brunei ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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