Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece

Greece: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 4.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.11
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.11
in 2022
All-time low
2.86
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece, 1999–2022

012341999201020221999: 2.92000: 32001: 3.22002: 3.52003: 3.52004: 3.52005: 3.62006: 3.52007: 3.52008: 3.52009: 3.62010: 3.72011: 3.72012: 3.62013: 3.52014: 3.52015: 3.42016: 3.52017: 3.62018: 3.62019: 3.62020: 3.92021: 42022: 4.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece stood at 4.11. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece peaked at 4.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 1999.

Greece ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece, 1999 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1999 2.86 —
2000 2.96 +3.8%
2001 3.18 +7.1%
2002 3.53 +11.1%
2003 3.55 +0.6%
2004 3.53 -0.5%
2005 3.57 +1.0%
2006 3.48 -2.6%
2007 3.46 -0.4%
2008 3.5 +1.2%
2009 3.6 +2.7%
2010 3.68 +2.5%
2011 3.71 +0.6%
2012 3.58 -3.4%
2013 3.54 -1.3%
2014 3.47 -1.8%
2015 3.45 -0.7%
2016 3.5 +1.5%
2017 3.57 +2.0%
2018 3.63 +1.7%
2019 3.65 +0.5%
2020 3.93 +7.6%
2021 4.03 +2.7%
2022 4.11 +2.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 4.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 56% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 4.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.86 2.86 2.86 1
2000s 3.43 2.96 3.6 10
2010s 3.58 3.45 3.71 10
2020s 4.02 3.93 4.11 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 85 Mongolia 4.22 compare
  2. 86 Bulgaria 4.2 compare
  3. 87 Tonga 4.2 compare
  4. 89 Ghana 4.11 compare
  5. 90 Trinidad and Tobago 4.11 compare
  6. 91 Nepal 4.09 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Greece was 4.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 4.11 in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 1999.
How does Greece rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Greece ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
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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