Nurses and midwives in China

China had 39.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO

China, 2023 39.6 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 +3.0per 10,000 people 2022: 36.7 per 10,000 people

Median of G20 countries, 2023 65.2 per 10,000 people Middle value of 16 countries

Nurses and midwives in China 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	China
2023	39.6 per 10,000 people
2022	36.7 per 10,000 people
2021	35.2 per 10,000 people
2020	33.0 per 10,000 people
2019	31.2 per 10,000 people
2018	28.9 per 10,000 people
2017	26.9 per 10,000 people
2016	25.0 per 10,000 people
2015	23.2 per 10,000 people
2014	21.6 per 10,000 people
2013	20.2 per 10,000 people
2012	18.2 per 10,000 people
2011	16.5 per 10,000 people
2010	15.2 per 10,000 people
2009	13.8 per 10,000 people
2008	12.6 per 10,000 people
2007	11.8 per 10,000 people
2006	10.8 per 10,000 people
2005	10.3 per 10,000 people
2004	10.1 per 10,000 people
2003	9.8 per 10,000 people
2002	9.7 per 10,000 people
2001	10.1 per 10,000 people
2000	10.0 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +3.0 from 36.7 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 20.2 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +19.5.

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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: 1990 to 2023 for China
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 China compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

74 Mauritius 40.5 per 10,000 people
75 Malaysia 40.3 per 10,000 people
76 Cyprus 38.2 per 10,000 people
77 China 36.7 per 10,000 people
78 Turkmenistan 35.1 per 10,000 people
79 Türkiye 34.8 per 10,000 people
80 Panama 33.5 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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