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Nurses and midwives in Belize

Belize had 20.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Belize, 2023 20.6 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 −2.6per 10,000 people 2022: 23.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Belize 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), 2000 to 2023
Period	Belize
2023	20.6 per 10,000 people
2022	23.2 per 10,000 people
2021	20.7 per 10,000 people
2020	18.8 per 10,000 people
2019	17.4 per 10,000 people
2018	23.6 per 10,000 people
2017	24.1 per 10,000 people
2016	21.7 per 10,000 people
2015	21.2 per 10,000 people
2014	20.5 per 10,000 people
2013	19.8 per 10,000 people
2012	13.5 per 10,000 people
2011	14.3 per 10,000 people
2010	14.7 per 10,000 people
2009	16.4 per 10,000 people
2008	16.4 per 10,000 people
2007	17.6 per 10,000 people
2006	15.4 per 10,000 people
2005	15.8 per 10,000 people
2004	16.5 per 10,000 people
2003	17.6 per 10,000 people
2000	12.6 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −2.6 from 23.2 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 19.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.8.

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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: 2000 to 2023 for Belize
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

How Belize compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

90 Algeria 25.1 per 10,000 people
91 Gabon 23.7 per 10,000 people
92 Tunisia 23.7 per 10,000 people
93 Belize 23.2 per 10,000 people
94 Uganda 22.7 per 10,000 people
95 El Salvador 21.8 per 10,000 people
96 São Tomé and Príncipe 21.7 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Nurses and midwives working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed staff differently; years also differ.

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