Nurses and midwives in Chile

Chile had 47.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: WHO
Chile, 2024 47.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 −7.4per 10,000 people 2023: 54.5 per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 120.1 per 10,000 people Middle value of 10 countries

Nurses and midwives in Chile 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), 2010 to 2024
Period Chile
2024 47.2 per 10,000 people
2023 54.5 per 10,000 people
2022 49.8 per 10,000 people
2021 46.1 per 10,000 people
2020 42.9 per 10,000 people
2019 36.4 per 10,000 people
2018 33.5 per 10,000 people
2017 33.6 per 10,000 people
2016 30.7 per 10,000 people
2015 26.9 per 10,000 people
2014 25.5 per 10,000 people
2013 21.5 per 10,000 people
2012 18.4 per 10,000 people
2011 15.3 per 10,000 people
2010 12.6 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −7.4 from 54.5 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 25.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +21.7.

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
2010 to 2024 for Chile
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