Nurses and midwives in Vietnam
Vietnam: Nurses and midwives was 1.44 per 1,000 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Vietnam, 2001–2016
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.44 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2016.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Vietnam peaked at 1.46 per 1,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.759 per 1,000 people, in 2001.
That places Vietnam 151st out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9184 per 1,000 people | 0.759 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.24 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 805,636 (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 34.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 23.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 697,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 757,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 727,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 771,612 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 763,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 889,440 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Vietnam?
- Nurses and midwives in Vietnam was 1.44 per 1,000 people in 2016, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.759 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- How does Vietnam rank for nurses and midwives?
- Vietnam ranks 151st out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.