Nurses and midwives in France

France had 94.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2021.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1998 to 2021 Source: WHO
France, 2021 94.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 −0.3per 10,000 people 2020: 94.5 per 10,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 82.1 per 10,000 people Middle value of 27 countries

Nurses and midwives in France 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 2021
Period France
2021 94.2 per 10,000 people
2020 94.5 per 10,000 people
2019 93.4 per 10,000 people
2018 92.8 per 10,000 people
2017 92.4 per 10,000 people
2016 91.9 per 10,000 people
2015 90.3 per 10,000 people
2014 89.1 per 10,000 people
2013 87.8 per 10,000 people
2012 90.4 per 10,000 people
2011 87.5 per 10,000 people
2010 85.7 per 10,000 people
2009 84.0 per 10,000 people
2008 81.6 per 10,000 people
2007 79.2 per 10,000 people
2006 78.4 per 10,000 people
2005 76.4 per 10,000 people
2004 74.6 per 10,000 people
2003 73.0 per 10,000 people
2002 71.3 per 10,000 people
2001 69.7 per 10,000 people
2000 68.2 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 from 94.5 per 10,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 87.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +6.8.

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
1998 to 2021 for France
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