Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Greece
Greece: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 4.11 per 1,000 people. 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 1,000 people in Greece peaked at 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.86 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 2.96 per 1,000 people | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 per 1,000 people | 3.45 per 1,000 people | 3.71 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Greece?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Greece was 4.11 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Greece ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 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 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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