Nurses and midwives in Iran

Iran had 28.8 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2023 Source: WHO
Iran, 2023 28.8 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2018 +9.0per 10,000 people 2018: 19.7 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Iran 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), 2004 to 2023
Period Iran
2023 28.8 per 10,000 people
2018 19.7 per 10,000 people
2017 24.9 per 10,000 people
2015 18.0 per 10,000 people
2014 14.9 per 10,000 people
2011 19.0 per 10,000 people
2006 16.2 per 10,000 people
2005 13.7 per 10,000 people
2004 13.7 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 19.7 per 10,000 people in 2018, a change of +9.0.
  • Since 2004, when it was 13.7 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +15.1.

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
2004 to 2023 for Iran
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