Nurses and midwives in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nurses and midwives was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Jamaica, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, nurses and midwives in Jamaica stood at 1.62 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Jamaica peaked at 1.72 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.981 per 1,000 people, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 0.981 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 19,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 18,023 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Jamaica?
- Nurses and midwives in Jamaica was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.981 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for nurses and midwives?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.