Nurses and midwives in Greece

Greece: Nurses and midwives was 4.11 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.11 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
2.86 per 1,000 people
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Nurses and midwives in Greece, 1999–2022

012341999201020221999: 2.9 per 1,000 people2000: 3 per 1,000 people2001: 3.2 per 1,000 people2002: 3.5 per 1,000 people2003: 3.5 per 1,000 people2004: 3.5 per 1,000 people2005: 3.6 per 1,000 people2006: 3.5 per 1,000 people2007: 3.5 per 1,000 people2008: 3.5 per 1,000 people2009: 3.6 per 1,000 people2010: 3.7 per 1,000 people2011: 3.7 per 1,000 people2012: 3.6 per 1,000 people2013: 3.5 per 1,000 people2014: 3.5 per 1,000 people2015: 3.4 per 1,000 people2016: 3.5 per 1,000 people2017: 3.6 per 1,000 people2018: 3.6 per 1,000 people2019: 3.6 per 1,000 people2020: 3.9 per 1,000 people2021: 4 per 1,000 people2022: 4.1 per 1,000 people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 85 Mongolia 4.22 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 86 Bulgaria 4.2 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 87 Tonga 4.2 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 89 Ghana 4.11 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 90 Trinidad and Tobago 4.11 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 91 Nepal 4.09 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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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

Indicator
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.