Nurses and midwives in Sweden
Sweden: Nurses and midwives was 11.67 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives in Sweden, 1990–2021
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, nurses and midwives in Sweden stood at 11.67 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Sweden peaked at 14.81 per 1,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.92 per 1,000 people, in 1997.
That places Sweden 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.06 per 1,000 people | 9.92 per 1,000 people | 14.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 per 1,000 people | 10.32 per 1,000 people | 11.54 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.68 per 1,000 people | 11.61 per 1,000 people | 11.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.55 per 1,000 people | 11.43 per 1,000 people | 11.67 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 66,078 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 61,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 66,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 62,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 65,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 61,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Sweden?
- Nurses and midwives in Sweden was 11.67 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 per 1,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.92 per 1,000 people in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for nurses and midwives?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.