Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jordan

Jordan: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 3.33 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.33 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
107th
of 188 countries
All-time high
3.66 per 1,000 people
in 2013
All-time low
2.67 per 1,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
20
1998–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jordan, 1998–2023

012341998201020231998: 2.7 per 1,000 people1999: 2.8 per 1,000 people2000: 2.9 per 1,000 people2001: 2.9 per 1,000 people2002: 2.7 per 1,000 people2003: 2.8 per 1,000 people2004: 3.1 per 1,000 people2005: 2.9 per 1,000 people2006: 3.1 per 1,000 people2007: 2.8 per 1,000 people2008: 2.8 per 1,000 people2009: 3.4 per 1,000 people2010: 3.5 per 1,000 people2013: 3.7 per 1,000 people2014: 3.5 per 1,000 people2017: 3.2 per 1,000 people2018: 2.7 per 1,000 people2019: 3.2 per 1,000 people2022: 3.1 per 1,000 people2023: 3.3 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

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jordan is 3.33 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jordan peaked at 3.66 per 1,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.67 per 1,000 people, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 107th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.74 per 1,000 people 2.69 per 1,000 people 2.78 per 1,000 people 2
2000s 2.93 per 1,000 people 2.67 per 1,000 people 3.38 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 3.29 per 1,000 people 2.69 per 1,000 people 3.66 per 1,000 people 6
2020s 3.21 per 1,000 people 3.09 per 1,000 people 3.33 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 104 Turkmenistan 3.49 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 105 Turkey 3.48 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 106 Panama 3.35 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 108 Indonesia 3.24 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 109 Costa Rica 3.07 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 109 Zimbabwe 3.07 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 Jordan?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jordan was 3.33 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 3.66 per 1,000 people in 2013.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.67 per 1,000 people in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Jordan ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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