Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.06 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
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 2023, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic stood at 2.06 per 1,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.08 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.01 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 2.08 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 127 El Salvador 2.18 per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 2.17 per 1,000 people compare
- 129 Tunisia 2.16 per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Belize 2.06 per 1,000 people compare
- 132 Bhutan 2.05 per 1,000 people compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic was 2.06 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Dominican Republic ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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