Nurses and midwives in Romania
Romania: Nurses and midwives was 8.25 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Romania, 2000–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8.25 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Romania peaked at 8.25 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.39 per 1,000 people, in 2000.
Romania ranks 30th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 5.39 per 1,000 people | 6.14 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 per 1,000 people | 5.72 per 1,000 people | 7.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 per 1,000 people | 7.83 per 1,000 people | 8.25 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Romania
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 106,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 102,152 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 103,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 99,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 102,853 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 102,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 98,407 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Romania?
- Nurses and midwives in Romania was 8.25 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for nurses and midwives?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.