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Nurses and midwives in Hungary

Hungary had 57.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2016.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO

Hungary, 2023 57.2 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.6per 10,000 people 2022: 56.7 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 Hungary 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	Hungary
2023	57.2 per 10,000 people
2022	56.7 per 10,000 people
2021	55.2 per 10,000 people
2020	55.1 per 10,000 people
2019	55.6 per 10,000 people
2018	56.2 per 10,000 people
2017	55.7 per 10,000 people
2016	66.0 per 10,000 people
2015	66.4 per 10,000 people
2014	65.9 per 10,000 people
2013	66.0 per 10,000 people
2012	65.0 per 10,000 people
2011	64.0 per 10,000 people
2010	64.0 per 10,000 people
2009	64.0 per 10,000 people
2008	63.3 per 10,000 people
2007	61.2 per 10,000 people
2006	64.1 per 10,000 people
2005	61.6 per 10,000 people
2004	59.9 per 10,000 people
2003	59.8 per 10,000 people
2002	59.0 per 10,000 people
2001	57.3 per 10,000 people
2000	54.9 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.6 from 56.7 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 66.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −8.8.

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All statistics for Hungary

Practising nurses 460 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Physicians 3.46 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 76.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 637 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 372 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

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 Hungary
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

How Hungary compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

53 Slovakia 59.6 per 10,000 people
54 Israel 59.3 per 10,000 people
55 Georgia 59.0 per 10,000 people
56 Hungary 56.7 per 10,000 people
57 Azerbaijan 55.8 per 10,000 people
58 North Macedonia 55.2 per 10,000 people
59 Namibia 53.9 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Nurses and midwives working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed staff differently; years also differ.

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