Nurses and midwives in Palau
Palau: Nurses and midwives was 6.61 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Palau, 1998–2023
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 Palau is 6.61 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Palau peaked at 9.04 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.51 per 1,000 people, in 2017.
That places Palau 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 6.11 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.02 per 1,000 people | 5.99 per 1,000 people | 6.06 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.45 per 1,000 people | 5.51 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.12 per 1,000 people | 6.24 per 1,000 people | 9.04 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Palau
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Population, female 8,157 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 42.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 25.5% (2025)
- Population, female 46.2% (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Population, male 53.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 100 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 107 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Palau?
- Nurses and midwives in Palau was 6.61 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for nurses and midwives?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.