Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 3.07 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
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
In 2022, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Costa Rica stood at 3.07 per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Costa Rica peaked at 3.12 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.869 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 109th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9369 per 1,000 people | 0.869 per 1,000 people | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 3.12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 per 1,000 people | 3.06 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Costa Rica?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Costa Rica was 3.07 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.869 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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