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.
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 |
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More reference data data for East Timor
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
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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