Nurses and midwives in Belgium
Belgium had 122.9 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022.
Belgium, 2022
122.9
Change from 2021
−0.5per 10,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
81.3 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022
10th of 140
Nurses and midwives in Belgium over time
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Belgium
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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.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 122.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 123.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 128.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 122.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 117.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 119.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 120.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 118.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 112.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 109.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 106.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 103.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 101.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 99.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 98.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 97.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 96.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 94.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 92.3 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 from 123.5 per 10,000 people in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 106.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +16.9.
- Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Belgium has the 10th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Practising nurses
1,143 per 100,000 people
2023 · Eurostat
Physicians
3.57 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
334b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat