Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan
Japan: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 12.98 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan, 1990–2022
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
Japan recorded 12.98 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan peaked at 12.98 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.37 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Japan ranks 10th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 per 1,000 people | 6.37 per 1,000 people | 8.22 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.06 per 1,000 people | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 9.77 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 11.98 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 12.35 per 1,000 people | 12.98 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Australia 13.45 per 1,000 people compare
- 9 United States 13.38 per 1,000 people compare
- 11 Belgium 12.89 per 1,000 people compare
- 12 New Zealand 12.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Germany 12.25 per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Japan was 12.98 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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