Nurses and midwives in Belarus
Belarus: Nurses and midwives was 10.82 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Belarus, 1990–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 10.82 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Belarus peaked at 10.95 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.13 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
Belarus ranks 20th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.95 per 1,000 people | 7.13 per 1,000 people | 9.54 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.91 per 1,000 people | 9.55 per 1,000 people | 10.42 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.83 per 1,000 people | 10.54 per 1,000 people | 10.95 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 per 1,000 people | 10.67 per 1,000 people | 10.84 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 17 Austria 11.28 per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Canada 11.26 per 1,000 people compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 11.08 per 1,000 people compare
- 21 Slovenia 10.56 per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 9.65 per 1,000 people compare
- 23 United Kingdom 9.55 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Belarus
- Population ages 65 and above, male 568,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 44,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Belarus?
- Nurses and midwives in Belarus was 10.82 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.95 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for nurses and midwives?
- Belarus ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.