Nurses and midwives in Thailand
Thailand: Nurses and midwives was 3.57 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Thailand, 1991–2023
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 Thailand is 3.57 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Thailand peaked at 3.57 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.731 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
That places Thailand 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9197 per 1,000 people | 0.731 per 1,000 people | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 443,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 463,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 340,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 361,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 352,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 432,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 421,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 442,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 452,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 452,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Thailand?
- Nurses and midwives in Thailand was 3.57 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.731 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Thailand rank for nurses and midwives?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.