Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 6.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 6.56 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.26, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.26 | — |
| 2008 | 4.35 | +92.8% |
| 2009 | 4.58 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.16 | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 5.16 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.16 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.55 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.99 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 4.73 | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 6.08 | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 6.53 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 6.35 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.43 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.23 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.56 | +5.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 6.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 89% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 6.56 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.65, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +92.8% | 2.26 | 4.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 | 2.26 | 4.58 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.54 | 4.73 | 6.53 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.39 | 6.23 | 6.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 47 Palau 6.61 compare
- 48 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.58 compare
- 49 Singapore 6.56 compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 6.49 compare
- 52 Tajikistan 6.45 compare
- 53 Spain 6.41 compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Saudi Arabia was 6.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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