Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.26 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka is 2.26 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.37 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.742 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8839 per 1,000 people | 0.742 per 1,000 people | 1.13 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.806 per 1,000 people | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1.69 per 1,000 people | 2.15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 122 Guatemala 2.27 per 1,000 people compare
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- 126 Micronesia (country) 2.22 per 1,000 people compare
- 127 El Salvador 2.18 per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 2.17 per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka was 2.26 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.742 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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