Nurses and midwives in Bangladesh

Bangladesh had 6.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2003 to 2023 Source: WHO
Bangladesh, 2023 6.6 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.4per 10,000 people 2022: 6.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Bangladesh over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2003 to 2023
Period Bangladesh
2023 6.6 per 10,000 people
2022 6.2 per 10,000 people
2021 6.2 per 10,000 people
2020 5.5 per 10,000 people
2019 4.8 per 10,000 people
2018 4.7 per 10,000 people
2017 3.0 per 10,000 people
2016 2.6 per 10,000 people
2015 2.6 per 10,000 people
2014 2.4 per 10,000 people
2013 2.0 per 10,000 people
2012 2.0 per 10,000 people
2011 1.9 per 10,000 people
2010 1.8 per 10,000 people
2009 1.7 per 10,000 people
2008 1.6 per 10,000 people
2007 1.6 per 10,000 people
2006 1.4 per 10,000 people
2005 1.4 per 10,000 people
2003 1.4 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 from 6.2 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +4.7.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2003 to 2023 for Bangladesh
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory