Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ukraine

Ukraine: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 6.08 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
6.08 per 1,000 people
World rank
60th
of 188 countries
All-time high
7.44 per 1,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
6.08 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
16
2000–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ukraine, 2000–2023

024682000201120232000: 6.5 per 1,000 people2001: 6.5 per 1,000 people2002: 6.5 per 1,000 people2003: 6.5 per 1,000 people2004: 6.5 per 1,000 people2005: 6.5 per 1,000 people2006: 6.6 per 1,000 people2007: 6.5 per 1,000 people2008: 6.5 per 1,000 people2009: 7.4 per 1,000 people2010: 7.4 per 1,000 people2011: 7.4 per 1,000 people2012: 7.4 per 1,000 people2013: 7.4 per 1,000 people2014: 6.5 per 1,000 people2023: 6.1 per 1,000 people

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

Ukraine recorded 6.08 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ukraine peaked at 7.44 per 1,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.08 per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Ukraine 60th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.6 per 1,000 people 6.46 per 1,000 people 7.44 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 7.22 per 1,000 people 6.54 per 1,000 people 7.43 per 1,000 people 5
2020s 6.08 per 1,000 people 6.08 per 1,000 people 6.08 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 57 Moldova 6.32 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 58 United Arab Emirates 6.19 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 59 Montenegro 6.08 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 61 Slovakia 6.01 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 62 Georgia 5.97 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 63 Israel 5.9 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ukraine?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ukraine was 6.08 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 7.44 per 1,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 6.08 per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Ukraine rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Ukraine ranks 60th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ukraine 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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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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