Nurses and midwives in Czechia
Czechia: Nurses and midwives was 9.53 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Czechia, 1990–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 9.53 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Czechia peaked at 9.53 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.75 per 1,000 people, in 1994.
That places Czechia 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 | 7.81 per 1,000 people | 7.75 per 1,000 people | 7.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 per 1,000 people | 8.08 per 1,000 people | 8.53 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 per 1,000 people | 8.33 per 1,000 people | 9.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.35 per 1,000 people | 9.19 per 1,000 people | 9.53 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 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
- 25 San Marino 9.44 per 1,000 people compare
- 26 France 9.42 per 1,000 people compare
- 27 Paraguay 9.41 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Czechia
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 53,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 55,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 53,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 55,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 57,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 56,132 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Czechia?
- Nurses and midwives in Czechia was 9.53 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 per 1,000 people in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for nurses and midwives?
- Czechia ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.