Nurses and midwives in Austria
Austria: Nurses and midwives was 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Austria, 1990–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, nurses and midwives in Austria stood at 11.28 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Austria peaked at 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.05 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Austria 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 4.05 per 1,000 people | 5.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 per 1,000 people | 5.73 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 6.76 per 1,000 people | 10.66 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.07 per 1,000 people | 10.74 per 1,000 people | 11.28 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Austria
- Population ages 0-14, female 13.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 47,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 45,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 43,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 45,932 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 44,746 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 669,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 45,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Austria?
- Nurses and midwives in Austria was 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.28 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for nurses and midwives?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.