Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.57 per 1,000 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, 2003–2017
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 Nicaragua is 1.57 per 1,000 people, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nicaragua peaked at 1.57 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.12 per 1,000 people, in 2003.
That places Nicaragua 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nicaragua?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nicaragua was 1.57 per 1,000 people in 2017, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- How does Nicaragua rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Nicaragua ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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