Nurses and midwives in Greece
Greece: Nurses and midwives was 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Greece, 1999–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives in Greece is 4.11 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Greece peaked at 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.86 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
That places Greece 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 2.96 per 1,000 people | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 per 1,000 people | 3.45 per 1,000 people | 3.71 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Greece
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 47,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 49,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 46,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 47,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 45,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 44,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 46,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 44,199 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Greece?
- Nurses and midwives in Greece was 4.11 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for nurses and midwives?
- Greece ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.