Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.51 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ecuador, 1990–2018
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
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ecuador is 2.51 per 1,000 people, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ecuador peaked at 2.85 per 1,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.42 per 1,000 people, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 119th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ecuador?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ecuador was 2.51 per 1,000 people in 2018, 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 per 1,000 people in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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