Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tonga
Tonga: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tonga, 2001–2021
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
Tonga recorded 4.2 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tonga peaked at 4.54 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3 per 1,000 people, in 2001.
That places Tonga 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 4.29 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 4.2 per 1,000 people | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tonga?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tonga was 4.2 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Tonga ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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