Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 12.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.3
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12.3
in 2023
All-time low
8.79
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand stood at 12.3. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand peaked at 12.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.79, in 1992.
New Zealand ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.2 | — |
| 1991 | 9.32 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.79 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 9.35 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 9.58 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.72 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.73 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.01 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 9.65 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 9.59 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.59 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.13 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 9.39 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.08 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.42 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 9.71 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 9.79 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.32 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.63 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.7 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.59 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.57 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.64 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.78 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.68 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.76 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.78 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 11.48 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.86 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.3 | +3.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 | 8.79 | 9.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.71 | 9.08 | 10.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.69 | 10.57 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.71 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in New Zealand was 12.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.79 in 1992.
- How does New Zealand rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- New Zealand ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).