Nurses and midwives in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic had 17.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: WHO
Dominican Republic, 2024 17.6 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 −3.0per 10,000 people 2023: 20.6 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Dominican Republic 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 2024
Period Dominican Republic
2024 17.6 per 10,000 people
2023 20.6 per 10,000 people
2022 20.8 per 10,000 people
2021 20.2 per 10,000 people
2020 18.9 per 10,000 people
2019 14.4 per 10,000 people
2018 12.9 per 10,000 people
2017 11.2 per 10,000 people
2016 11.0 per 10,000 people
2015 12.5 per 10,000 people
2014 12.5 per 10,000 people
2013 12.4 per 10,000 people
2011 13.5 per 10,000 people
2009 13.1 per 10,000 people
2000 17.9 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0 from 20.6 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 12.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +5.1.

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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 2024 for Dominican Republic
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