Nurses and midwives in Iraq
Iraq: Nurses and midwives was 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Iraq, 2005–2022
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 Iraq is 2.65 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Iraq peaked at 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.05 per 1,000 people, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 117th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 478,123 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 14.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 60.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 28.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 501,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 466,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Iraq?
- Nurses and midwives in Iraq was 2.65 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 per 1,000 people in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for nurses and midwives?
- Iraq ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.