Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau
Palau: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 6.61 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau, 1998–2023
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
In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau stood at 6.61 per 1,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau peaked at 9.04 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.51 per 1,000 people, in 2017.
That places Palau 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.02 per 1,000 people | 5.99 per 1,000 people | 6.06 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.45 per 1,000 people | 5.51 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.12 per 1,000 people | 6.24 per 1,000 people | 9.04 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau was 6.61 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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