Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria
Syria: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.76 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria, 1997–2021
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 Syria is 1.76 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria peaked at 2.29 per 1,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.4 per 1,000 people, in 2016.
That places Syria 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.19 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 2.29 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.88 per 1,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 1.93 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.92 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.86 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.84 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.76 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.78 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.78 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.13 per 1,000 people | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 1.83 per 1,000 people | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 1.79 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.78 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.72 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.76 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.76 per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.76 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.65 per 1,000 people, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -34.2% | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | +30.3% | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.83 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 2.29 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.78 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 276.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 23.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7,688 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria was 1.76 per 1,000 people in 2021, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 per 1,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Syria ranks 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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