Nurses and midwives in Colombia
Colombia: Nurses and midwives was 1.54 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, nurses and midwives in Colombia stood at 1.54 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Colombia peaked at 1.54 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.333 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 149th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4008 per 1,000 people | 0.333 per 1,000 people | 0.477 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6649 per 1,000 people | 0.504 per 1,000 people | 0.851 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 0.897 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 366,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 361,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 371,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 356,348 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 369,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 354,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 347,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 341,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 355,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Colombia?
- Nurses and midwives in Colombia was 1.54 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.333 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for nurses and midwives?
- Colombia ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.