Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iraq
Iraq: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iraq, 2005–2022
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 Iraq stood at 2.65 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iraq peaked at 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.05 per 1,000 people, in 2007.
That places Iraq 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iraq?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iraq was 2.65 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 per 1,000 people in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Iraq ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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