Nurses and midwives in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nurses and midwives was 2.51 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Ecuador, 1990–2018
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2018, nurses and midwives in Ecuador stood at 2.51 per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Ecuador peaked at 2.85 per 1,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.42 per 1,000 people, in 1993.
That places Ecuador 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 8 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 142,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 150,406 (2025)
- Population, female 9.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 152,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 158,939 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 142,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 159,795 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 152,914 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 8.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 148,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Ecuador?
- Nurses and midwives in Ecuador was 2.51 per 1,000 people in 2018, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 per 1,000 people in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for nurses and midwives?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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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.