Nurses and midwives in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nurses and midwives was 4.54 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Kuwait, 2001–2020
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 Kuwait is 4.54 per 1,000 people, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Kuwait peaked at 7.17 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.17 per 1,000 people, in 2006.
Kuwait ranks 80th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 4.17 per 1,000 people | 4.85 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 4.96 per 1,000 people | 7.17 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 24,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 23,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Kuwait?
- Nurses and midwives in Kuwait was 4.54 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for nurses and midwives?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.