Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 6.56 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
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
Saudi Arabia recorded 6.56 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 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 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.56 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.26 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 4.58 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.54 per 1,000 people | 4.73 per 1,000 people | 6.53 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.39 per 1,000 people | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 6.56 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 47 Palau 6.61 per 1,000 people compare
- 48 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.58 per 1,000 people compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 6.49 per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Tajikistan 6.45 per 1,000 people compare
- 53 Spain 6.41 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia was 6.56 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 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 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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