Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Romania
Romania: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 8.25 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Romania, 2000–2022
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
In 2022, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Romania stood at 8.25 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Romania peaked at 8.25 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.39 per 1,000 people, in 2000.
That places Romania 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 5.39 per 1,000 people | 6.14 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 per 1,000 people | 5.72 per 1,000 people | 7.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 per 1,000 people | 7.83 per 1,000 people | 8.25 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Romania?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Romania was 8.25 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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