Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Fiji

Fiji: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 3.85 per 1,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.85 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
98th
of 188 countries
All-time high
3.85 per 1,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 1999
Years of data
8
1999–2019

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Fiji, 1999–2019

012341999200920191999: 1.9 per 1,000 people2003: 1.9 per 1,000 people2008: 2 per 1,000 people2009: 2.2 per 1,000 people2013: 2.7 per 1,000 people2015: 2.9 per 1,000 people2018: 3.3 per 1,000 people2019: 3.9 per 1,000 people

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 Fiji is 3.85 per 1,000 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Fiji peaked at 3.85 per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.9 per 1,000 people, in 1999.

Fiji ranks 98th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.9 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 1
2000s 2.02 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people 2.16 per 1,000 people 3
2010s 3.17 per 1,000 people 2.74 per 1,000 people 3.85 per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 95 Tuvalu 3.94 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 96 Guyana 3.93 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 97 Cyprus 3.89 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 99 Macao 3.79 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 100 Barbados 3.67 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 100 China 3.67 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Fiji?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Fiji was 3.85 per 1,000 people in 2019, 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 Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 3.85 per 1,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9 per 1,000 people in 1999.
How does Fiji rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Fiji ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji 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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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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