Nurses and midwives in Bhutan

Bhutan had 20.5 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2022 Source: WHO
Bhutan, 2022 20.5 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 −1.6per 10,000 people 2021: 22.2 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 98th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Bhutan 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), 2004 to 2022
Period Bhutan
2022 20.5 per 10,000 people
2021 22.2 per 10,000 people
2020 20.8 per 10,000 people
2019 18.3 per 10,000 people
2018 18.4 per 10,000 people
2017 16.2 per 10,000 people
2016 15.1 per 10,000 people
2015 14.5 per 10,000 people
2014 13.1 per 10,000 people
2013 11.0 per 10,000 people
2012 10.3 per 10,000 people
2008 9.7 per 10,000 people
2007 8.0 per 10,000 people
2004 7.9 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6 from 22.2 per 10,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 10.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +10.3.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Bhutan has the 98th highest value.

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
2004 to 2022 for Bhutan
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