Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Serbia

Serbia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 6.69 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.69 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.69 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
5.78 per 1,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
19
2003–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Serbia, 2003–2022

02462003201220222003: 5.8 per 1,000 people2004: 6 per 1,000 people2005: 5.8 per 1,000 people2006: 5.8 per 1,000 people2007: 6 per 1,000 people2008: 6.1 per 1,000 people2009: 6.1 per 1,000 people2010: 6.1 per 1,000 people2011: 6.2 per 1,000 people2012: 6.2 per 1,000 people2013: 6.2 per 1,000 people2014: 6.2 per 1,000 people2015: 6.3 per 1,000 people2016: 6.3 per 1,000 people2017: 6.4 per 1,000 people2018: 6.5 per 1,000 people2020: 6.3 per 1,000 people2021: 6.6 per 1,000 people2022: 6.7 per 1,000 people

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

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Serbia is 6.69 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Serbia peaked at 6.69 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.78 per 1,000 people, in 2006.

That places Serbia 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.94 per 1,000 people 5.78 per 1,000 people 6.12 per 1,000 people 7
2010s 6.28 per 1,000 people 6.14 per 1,000 people 6.49 per 1,000 people 9
2020s 6.53 per 1,000 people 6.32 per 1,000 people 6.69 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 41 Dominica 6.76 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 42 Italy 6.75 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.73 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 45 Estonia 6.66 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 46 Brunei 6.62 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 47 Palau 6.61 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Serbia?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Serbia was 6.69 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 6.69 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.78 per 1,000 people in 2006.
How does Serbia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Serbia ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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