Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cambodia

Cambodia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.01 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
160th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.12 per 1,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.835 per 1,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
15
1996–2019

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cambodia, 1996–2019

00.250.50.7511996200720191996: 1.1 per 1,000 people1998: 0.969 per 1,000 people2000: 0.893 per 1,000 people2008: 0.835 per 1,000 people2009: 0.844 per 1,000 people2010: 0.845 per 1,000 people2011: 0.863 per 1,000 people2012: 0.913 per 1,000 people2013: 0.937 per 1,000 people2014: 0.955 per 1,000 people2015: 0.931 per 1,000 people2016: 1.1 per 1,000 people2017: 1.1 per 1,000 people2018: 1.1 per 1,000 people2019: 1 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

In 2019, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cambodia stood at 1.01 per 1,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cambodia peaked at 1.12 per 1,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.835 per 1,000 people, in 2008.

Cambodia ranks 160th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 per 1,000 people 0.969 per 1,000 people 1.08 per 1,000 people 2
2000s 0.8573 per 1,000 people 0.835 per 1,000 people 0.893 per 1,000 people 3
2010s 0.979 per 1,000 people 0.845 per 1,000 people 1.12 per 1,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 157 Central African Republic 1.1 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 158 Sudan 1.08 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 159 Laos 1.03 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 161 Liberia 1.01 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cambodia?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cambodia was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2019, 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 per 1,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.835 per 1,000 people in 2008.
How does Cambodia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Cambodia ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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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