Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Honduras
Honduras: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.735 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Honduras, 2000–2023
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
Honduras recorded 0.735 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Honduras peaked at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.654 per 1,000 people, in 2015.
Honduras ranks 168th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Honduras, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.04 per 1,000 people | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.855 per 1,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.691 per 1,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.669 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.654 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.721 per 1,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.718 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.715 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.735 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.735 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.735 per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51 per 1,000 people, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7176 per 1,000 people | 0.654 per 1,000 people | 0.855 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.735 per 1,000 people | 0.735 per 1,000 people | 0.735 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Honduras?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Honduras was 0.735 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.654 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Honduras ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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