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

Latest (2023)
0.735 per 1,000 people
World rank
168th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.3 per 1,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.654 per 1,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
10
2000–2023

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

00.511.52000201120232000: 1.3 per 1,000 people2005: 1 per 1,000 people2010: 0.855 per 1,000 people2013: 0.691 per 1,000 people2014: 0.669 per 1,000 people2015: 0.654 per 1,000 people2016: 0.721 per 1,000 people2017: 0.718 per 1,000 people2018: 0.715 per 1,000 people2023: 0.735 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

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 165 Morocco 0.869 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 169 Haiti 0.732 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 170 Tanzania 0.693 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 171 Bangladesh 0.664 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 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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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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