Nurses and midwives in Norway
Norway: Nurses and midwives was 16.51 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Norway, 2002–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16.51 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Norway peaked at 17.44 per 1,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.22 per 1,000 people, in 2002.
That places Norway 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.48 per 1,000 people | 14.22 per 1,000 people | 16.45 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.45 per 1,000 people | 15.61 per 1,000 people | 17.44 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.26 per 1,000 people | 16.09 per 1,000 people | 16.51 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 30,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 33,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,199 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,457 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 29.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 33,676 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Norway?
- Nurses and midwives in Norway was 16.51 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 per 1,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 per 1,000 people in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for nurses and midwives?
- Norway ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.