Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.18 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in El Salvador, 1999–2022
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 El Salvador stood at 2.18 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in El Salvador peaked at 2.66 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3457 per 1,000 people, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6755 per 1,000 people | 0.6755 per 1,000 people | 0.6755 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8646 per 1,000 people | 0.3457 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.42 per 1,000 people | 2.18 per 1,000 people | 2.66 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Uganda 2.27 per 1,000 people compare
- 125 Sri Lanka 2.26 per 1,000 people compare
- 126 Micronesia (country) 2.22 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
- 130 Dominican Republic 2.06 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in El Salvador?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in El Salvador was 2.18 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 per 1,000 people in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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