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

Latest (2021)
6.62 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
46th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.17 per 1,000 people
in 2012
All-time low
3.97 per 1,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Brunei, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 4 per 1,000 people2002: 6.2 per 1,000 people2004: 5.5 per 1,000 people2005: 5.6 per 1,000 people2006: 5.4 per 1,000 people2007: 5.2 per 1,000 people2008: 5.1 per 1,000 people2009: 5.1 per 1,000 people2010: 7.4 per 1,000 people2011: 7.9 per 1,000 people2012: 8.2 per 1,000 people2013: 7.4 per 1,000 people2014: 6.2 per 1,000 people2015: 6.5 per 1,000 people2016: 6.4 per 1,000 people2017: 6 per 1,000 people2018: 6.5 per 1,000 people2021: 6.6 per 1,000 people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.73 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 44 Serbia 6.69 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 45 Estonia 6.66 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 47 Palau 6.61 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 48 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.58 per 1,000 people compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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