Nurses and midwives in Albania
Albania: Nurses and midwives was 5.82 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Albania, 1990–2020
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Albania recorded 5.82 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Albania peaked at 5.82 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.59 per 1,000 people, in 2004.
Albania ranks 64th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 4.96 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.87 per 1,000 people | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 4.22 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.28 per 1,000 people | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.82 per 1,000 people | 5.82 per 1,000 people | 5.82 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 15,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 17,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 15,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 16,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 17,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Albania?
- Nurses and midwives in Albania was 5.82 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- How does Albania rank for nurses and midwives?
- Albania ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), 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
Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.