Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Maldives
Maldives: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Maldives, 1991–2020
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
Maldives recorded 5.02 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Maldives peaked at 6.98 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.647 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
That places Maldives 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9303 per 1,000 people | 0.647 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.33 per 1,000 people | 2.94 per 1,000 people | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 6.98 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Maldives?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Maldives was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2020, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.647 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Maldives rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Maldives ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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