Nurses and midwives in Ecuador

Ecuador had 26.3 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2020.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2020 Source: WHO
The latest value for Ecuador is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Ecuador, 2020 26.3 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2019 −0.1per 10,000 people 2019: 26.4 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Ecuador 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 2020
Period Ecuador
2020 26.3 per 10,000 people
2019 26.4 per 10,000 people
2018 26.0 per 10,000 people
2017 24.6 per 10,000 people
2016 23.6 per 10,000 people
2015 22.2 per 10,000 people
2014 21.8 per 10,000 people
2013 22.1 per 10,000 people
2012 20.8 per 10,000 people
2011 18.8 per 10,000 people
2010 17.3 per 10,000 people
2009 16.3 per 10,000 people
2008 15.1 per 10,000 people
2007 14.1 per 10,000 people
2006 13.7 per 10,000 people
2005 14.6 per 10,000 people
2004 13.7 per 10,000 people
2003 13.0 per 10,000 people
2002 13.8 per 10,000 people
2001 13.5 per 10,000 people
2000 14.0 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 from 26.4 per 10,000 people in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 17.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +9.0.

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 2020 for Ecuador
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