Nurses and midwives in Bolivia

Bolivia had 16.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2001.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2001 to 2021 Source: WHO
Bolivia, 2021 16.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 +1.6per 10,000 people 2020: 14.7 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Bolivia 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), 2001 to 2021
Period Bolivia
2021 16.2 per 10,000 people
2020 14.7 per 10,000 people
2019 14.0 per 10,000 people
2017 15.4 per 10,000 people
2016 11.0 per 10,000 people
2015 11.8 per 10,000 people
2011 9.8 per 10,000 people
2010 8.2 per 10,000 people
2007 6.0 per 10,000 people
2001 20.7 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6 from 14.7 per 10,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2001, when it was 20.7 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −4.4.

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
2001 to 2021 for Bolivia
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