Nurses and midwives in Luxembourg

Luxembourg had 137.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1995 to 2023 Source: WHO

Luxembourg, 2023 137.2 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.1per 10,000 people 2022: 137.1 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 Luxembourg 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	Luxembourg
2023	137.2 per 10,000 people
2022	137.1 per 10,000 people
2021	133.3 per 10,000 people
2020	127.7 per 10,000 people
2019	125.4 per 10,000 people
2018	121.4 per 10,000 people
2017	120.8 per 10,000 people
2016	120.8 per 10,000 people
2015	122.7 per 10,000 people
2014	123.2 per 10,000 people
2013	123.0 per 10,000 people
2012	122.9 per 10,000 people
2011	116.3 per 10,000 people
2010	114.0 per 10,000 people
2009	114.6 per 10,000 people
2008	114.4 per 10,000 people
2007	111.6 per 10,000 people
2006	112.6 per 10,000 people
2005	112.9 per 10,000 people
2004	93.6 per 10,000 people
2003	91.9 per 10,000 people
2002	79.9 per 10,000 people
2001	76.8 per 10,000 people
2000	76.1 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.1 from 137.1 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 123.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +14.2.

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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: 1995 to 2023 for Luxembourg
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 Luxembourg compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

2 Norway 160.9 per 10,000 people
3 Iceland 156.4 per 10,000 people
4 Ireland 140.9 per 10,000 people
5 Luxembourg 137.1 per 10,000 people
6 Australia 134.6 per 10,000 people
7 United States 133.9 per 10,000 people
8 Finland 132.0 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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