Nurses and midwives in Guatemala

Guatemala had 22.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2009 to 2023 Source: WHO
Guatemala, 2023 22.7 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 −0.3per 10,000 people 2020: 23.1 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Guatemala 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), 2009 to 2023
Period Guatemala
2023 22.7 per 10,000 people
2020 23.1 per 10,000 people
2018 13.1 per 10,000 people
2017 12.3 per 10,000 people
2016 10.2 per 10,000 people
2015 9.8 per 10,000 people
2014 9.6 per 10,000 people
2009 8.8 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 23.1 per 10,000 people in 2020, a change of −0.3.
  • Since 2009, when it was 8.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +14.0.

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
2009 to 2023 for Guatemala
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