Nurses and midwives in Iraq

Iraq had 25.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2013 to 2023 Source: WHO
Iraq, 2023 25.7 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 −0.8per 10,000 people 2022: 26.5 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Iraq 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), 2013 to 2023
Period Iraq
2023 25.7 per 10,000 people
2022 26.5 per 10,000 people
2021 24.6 per 10,000 people
2020 22.8 per 10,000 people
2019 23.1 per 10,000 people
2018 19.5 per 10,000 people
2017 17.3 per 10,000 people
2016 16.3 per 10,000 people
2015 15.8 per 10,000 people
2014 18.1 per 10,000 people
2013 19.6 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 from 26.5 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +6.1.

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
2013 to 2023 for Iraq
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