Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guyana

Guyana: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 3.93 per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.93 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
96th
of 188 countries
All-time high
3.93 per 1,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
0.635 per 1,000 people
in 2014
Years of data
12
2000–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guyana, 2000–2023

12342000201120232000: 2.3 per 1,000 people2009: 1.3 per 1,000 people2010: 1 per 1,000 people2013: 0.725 per 1,000 people2014: 0.635 per 1,000 people2015: 0.705 per 1,000 people2016: 0.74 per 1,000 people2017: 0.794 per 1,000 people2018: 1 per 1,000 people2019: 2.6 per 1,000 people2020: 3.4 per 1,000 people2023: 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

Guyana recorded 3.93 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 441.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guyana peaked at 3.93 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.635 per 1,000 people, in 2014.

Guyana ranks 96th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.79 per 1,000 people 1.31 per 1,000 people 2.27 per 1,000 people 2
2010s 1.03 per 1,000 people 0.635 per 1,000 people 2.63 per 1,000 people 8
2020s 3.68 per 1,000 people 3.44 per 1,000 people 3.93 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 93 Malaysia 4.05 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 94 Mauritius 4.05 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 95 Tuvalu 3.94 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 97 Cyprus 3.89 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 98 Fiji 3.85 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 99 Macao 3.79 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guyana?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guyana was 3.93 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 3.93 per 1,000 people in 2023.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.635 per 1,000 people in 2014.
How does Guyana rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Guyana ranks 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 441.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana 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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