Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Czechia
Czechia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 9.53 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 9.53 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Czechia peaked at 9.53 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.75 per 1,000 people, in 1994.
Czechia ranks 24th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.81 per 1,000 people | 7.75 per 1,000 people | 7.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 8.08 per 1,000 people | 8.53 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 per 1,000 people | 8.33 per 1,000 people | 9.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.35 per 1,000 people | 9.19 per 1,000 people | 9.53 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 21 Slovenia 10.56 per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 9.65 per 1,000 people compare
- 23 United Kingdom 9.55 per 1,000 people compare
- 25 San Marino 9.44 per 1,000 people compare
- 26 France 9.42 per 1,000 people compare
- 27 Paraguay 9.41 per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Czechia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Czechia was 9.53 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 per 1,000 people in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Czechia ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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