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Nurses and midwives in Kuwait

Kuwait had 67.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2014.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO

Kuwait, 2022 67.1 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2021 −7.4per 10,000 people 2021: 74.5 per 10,000 people

Position in 2022 42nd of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Kuwait 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 2022
Period	Kuwait
2022	67.1 per 10,000 people
2021	74.5 per 10,000 people
2020	77.5 per 10,000 people
2019	69.1 per 10,000 people
2018	71.0 per 10,000 people
2017	71.8 per 10,000 people
2016	70.1 per 10,000 people
2015	71.5 per 10,000 people
2014	64.7 per 10,000 people
2013	62.4 per 10,000 people
2012	64.4 per 10,000 people
2011	65.7 per 10,000 people
2010	66.4 per 10,000 people
2009	61.9 per 10,000 people
2008	59.6 per 10,000 people
2007	52.5 per 10,000 people
2006	49.6 per 10,000 people
2005	48.0 per 10,000 people
2004	50.4 per 10,000 people
2003	48.4 per 10,000 people
2002	48.7 per 10,000 people
2001	47.3 per 10,000 people
2000	47.3 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 −7.4 from 74.5 per 10,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 64.4 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.7.
Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Kuwait has the 42nd highest value.

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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: 2000 to 2022 for Kuwait
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 Kuwait compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

39 Argentina 68.1 per 10,000 people
40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67.3 per 10,000 people
41 Kazakhstan 67.1 per 10,000 people
42 Kuwait 67.1 per 10,000 people
43 Serbia 66.9 per 10,000 people
44 Tajikistan 64.9 per 10,000 people
45 Moldova 64.0 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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