Nurses and midwives in Nepal
Nepal: Nurses and midwives was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Nepal, 2004–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4.09 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Nepal peaked at 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.455 per 1,000 people, in 2004.
Nepal ranks 91st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.455 per 1,000 people | 0.455 per 1,000 people | 0.455 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 3.33 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 3.36 per 1,000 people | 4.09 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Nepal?
- Nurses and midwives in Nepal was 4.09 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- How does Nepal rank for nurses and midwives?
- Nepal ranks 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.