Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 6.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.45
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
52nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.64
in 2020
All-time low
3.4
in 2005
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.91991: 6.11992: 5.71993: 5.71994: 5.41995: 4.91996: 4.81997: 4.71998: 4.31999: 4.32000: 4.12001: 3.82002: 3.82003: 3.52004: 3.52005: 3.42006: 3.42007: 3.52008: 3.52009: 3.52010: 3.92011: 42012: 4.32013: 4.42014: 4.52015: 4.62016: 4.92017: 52018: 5.12019: 5.12020: 6.62021: 6.52022: 6.52023: 6.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 6.45 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan peaked at 6.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2005.

Tajikistan ranks 52nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 5.86 —
1991 6.06 +3.4%
1992 5.75 -5.2%
1993 5.65 -1.6%
1994 5.39 -4.7%
1995 4.86 -9.7%
1996 4.77 -1.8%
1997 4.71 -1.3%
1998 4.34 -7.8%
1999 4.3 -1.0%
2000 4.14 -3.8%
2001 3.84 -7.1%
2002 3.8 -1.1%
2003 3.5 -7.8%
2004 3.46 -1.2%
2005 3.4 -1.8%
2006 3.44 +1.3%
2007 3.46 +0.5%
2008 3.5 +1.1%
2009 3.54 +1.2%
2010 3.89 +9.9%
2011 3.99 +2.7%
2012 4.32 +8.2%
2013 4.39 +1.6%
2014 4.46 +1.6%
2015 4.59 +2.9%
2016 4.89 +6.6%
2017 5 +2.3%
2018 5.12 +2.3%
2019 5.12 +0.0%
2020 6.64 +29.8%
2021 6.54 -1.6%
2022 6.49 -0.7%
2023 6.45 -0.6%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 6.45 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 6.45 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +29.8% 5.12 6.64

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.17 4.3 6.06 10
2000s 3.61 3.4 4.14 10
2010s 4.58 3.89 5.12 10
2020s 6.53 6.45 6.64 4

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 49 Singapore 6.56 compare
  2. 50 Saudi Arabia 6.56 compare
  3. 51 Kazakhstan 6.49 compare
  4. 53 Spain 6.41 compare
  5. 54 South Africa 6.39 compare
  6. 55 Libya 6.38 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Tajikistan was 6.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 6.64 in 2020.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2005.
How does Tajikistan rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Tajikistan ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan 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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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
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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