Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor
East Timor: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor, 2004–2020
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 East Timor is 1.74 per 1,000 people, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor peaked at 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.908 per 1,000 people, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.93 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 1.05 per 1,000 people | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.15 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.16 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.908 per 1,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.39 per 1,000 people | +53.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.73 per 1,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 1.66 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.75 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.74 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.74 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.74 per 1,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85 per 1,000 people, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +53.5% | 0.908 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | -45.5% | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.908 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in East Timor was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.908 per 1,000 people in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- East Timor ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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