Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Japan
Japan: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 12.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.98
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
10th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12.98
in 2022
All-time low
6.37
in 1990
Years of data
17
1990–2022
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 12.98 for nurses and midwives per 1000 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 1000 people in Japan peaked at 12.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.37, 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.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.37 | — |
| 1992 | 6.74 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7.25 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 7.77 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 8.22 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 8.65 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.96 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.31 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.77 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.73 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.18 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 11.57 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 11.98 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 12.35 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 12.98 | +5.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 12.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 12.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 | 6.37 | 8.22 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.06 | 8.6 | 9.77 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.15 | 10.3 | 11.98 | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.66 | 12.35 | 12.98 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Luxembourg 13.72 compare
- 8 Australia 13.45 compare
- 9 United States 13.38 compare
- 11 Belgium 12.89 compare
- 12 New Zealand 12.3 compare
- 13 Germany 12.25 compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Japan?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Japan was 12.98 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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