Nurses and midwives in Japan
Japan: Nurses and midwives was 12.98 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Japan recorded 12.98 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Japan peaked at 12.98 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.37 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Japan ranks 10th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 per 1,000 people | 6.37 per 1,000 people | 8.22 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.06 per 1,000 people | 8.6 per 1,000 people | 9.77 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 11.98 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 12.35 per 1,000 people | 12.98 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Luxembourg 13.72 per 1,000 people compare
- 8 Australia 13.45 per 1,000 people compare
- 9 United States 13.38 per 1,000 people compare
- 11 Belgium 12.89 per 1,000 people compare
- 12 New Zealand 12.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Germany 12.25 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Japan
- Age dependency ratio, young 19.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 533,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 557,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 526,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 549,118 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 70.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 519,138 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 513,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 541,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 564,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Japan?
- Nurses and midwives in Japan was 12.98 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for nurses and midwives?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.