Nurses and midwives in India
India had 27.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.
India, 2024
27.2
Change from 2023
+0.6per 10,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2024
78.2 per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 26.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 25.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 24.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 23.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 17.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 21.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 21.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 20.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 20.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 18.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 16.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 15.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 13.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 13.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 13.2 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 12.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 12.8 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 from 26.6 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2012, when it was 18.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +8.8.
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