Nurses and midwives in Finland

Finland had 130.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO
Finland, 2023 130.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 −1.8per 10,000 people 2022: 132.0 per 10,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 80.3 per 10,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Nurses and midwives in Finland 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 Finland
2023 130.2 per 10,000 people
2022 132.0 per 10,000 people
2021 131.9 per 10,000 people
2020 129.4 per 10,000 people
2019 126.0 per 10,000 people
2018 126.3 per 10,000 people
2017 123.8 per 10,000 people
2016 121.0 per 10,000 people
2015 120.2 per 10,000 people
2014 117.6 per 10,000 people
2013 116.3 per 10,000 people
2012 114.1 per 10,000 people
2011 111.3 per 10,000 people
2010 107.9 per 10,000 people
2009 105.4 per 10,000 people
2008 102.6 per 10,000 people
2007 98.7 per 10,000 people
2006 96.5 per 10,000 people
2005 93.6 per 10,000 people
2004 89.9 per 10,000 people
2000 80.0 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.8 from 132.0 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 116.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +13.9.

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 Finland
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