Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia

Russia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 7.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.04
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.39
in 2015
All-time low
4.14
in 2012
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia, 1990–2022

02468101990200620221990: 6.71991: 8.41992: 6.31993: 6.41994: 6.71995: 6.81996: 6.61997: 6.61998: 6.51999: 6.52000: 7.42001: 72002: 7.12003: 7.12004: 7.12005: 7.12006: 7.22007: 7.12008: 7.12009: 72010: 72011: 72012: 4.12013: 4.22014: 4.52015: 9.42016: 9.22017: 92018: 8.72019: 8.62020: 8.52021: 7.22022: 7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 7.04 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia peaked at 9.39 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 2012.

That places Russia 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 6.67 —
1991 8.38 +25.7%
1992 6.32 -24.6%
1993 6.4 +1.1%
1994 6.7 +4.7%
1995 6.75 +0.9%
1996 6.6 -2.3%
1997 6.58 -0.4%
1998 6.48 -1.5%
1999 6.5 +0.4%
2000 7.41 +13.9%
2001 7 -5.5%
2002 7.06 +0.9%
2003 7.1 +0.5%
2004 7.11 +0.2%
2005 7.09 -0.4%
2006 7.15 +1.0%
2007 7.12 -0.4%
2008 7.06 -1.0%
2009 7.05 -0.1%
2010 7 -0.6%
2011 6.96 -0.6%
2012 4.14 -40.6%
2013 4.25 +2.7%
2014 4.53 +6.5%
2015 9.39 +107.5%
2016 9.23 -1.7%
2017 9.02 -2.3%
2018 8.71 -3.4%
2019 8.63 -0.9%
2020 8.51 -1.4%
2021 7.17 -15.7%
2022 7.04 -1.8%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 7.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 95% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 7.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +107.5% 4.53 9.39
2012 -40.6% 6.96 4.14
1991 +25.7% 6.67 8.38

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.74 6.32 8.38 10
2000s 7.11 7 7.41 10
2010s 7.19 4.14 9.39 10
2020s 7.57 7.04 8.51 3

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 37 Uruguay 7.39 compare
  2. 38 Seychelles 7.32 compare
  3. 39 Nauru 7.3 compare
  4. 41 Dominica 6.76 compare
  5. 42 Italy 6.75 compare
  6. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.73 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Russia was 7.04 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 9.39 in 2015.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2012.
How does Russia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Russia ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.

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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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