Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Russia
Russia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 7.04 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Russia, 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
Russia recorded 7.04 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 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 1,000 people in Russia peaked at 9.39 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.14 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.74 per 1,000 people | 6.32 per 1,000 people | 8.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.11 per 1,000 people | 7 per 1,000 people | 7.41 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 per 1,000 people | 4.14 per 1,000 people | 9.39 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.57 per 1,000 people | 7.04 per 1,000 people | 8.51 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Russia
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.87 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.367 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Russia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Russia was 7.04 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- How does Russia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Russia ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 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 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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