Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Macao
Macao: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 3.79 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
3.79 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
99th
of 188 countries
All-time high
3.79 per 1,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
3.12 per 1,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Macao, 2013–2018
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 Macao is 3.79 per 1,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Macao ranks 99th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Macao, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.12 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 3.29 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3.71 per 1,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.74 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.75 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.79 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 3.79 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39 per 1,000 people, 51% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 3.79 per 1,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85 per 1,000 people, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Macao?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Macao was 3.79 per 1,000 people in 2018, 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 per 1,000 people in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Macao ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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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