Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Oman
Oman: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 4.66 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Oman, 1990–2022
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
Oman recorded 4.66 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Oman peaked at 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.35 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Oman 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 4.39 per 1,000 people | 4.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 4.45 per 1,000 people | 4.66 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Oman?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Oman was 4.66 per 1,000 people in 2022, 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Oman ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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