Nurses and midwives in Malaysia

Malaysia had 40.3 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: WHO
Malaysia, 2024 40.3 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 −0.2per 10,000 people 2023: 40.5 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Malaysia 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 2024
Period Malaysia
2024 40.3 per 10,000 people
2023 40.5 per 10,000 people
2022 40.3 per 10,000 people
2021 39.7 per 10,000 people
2020 39.0 per 10,000 people
2019 39.3 per 10,000 people
2018 39.5 per 10,000 people
2017 40.4 per 10,000 people
2016 40.2 per 10,000 people
2015 40.1 per 10,000 people
2014 39.1 per 10,000 people
2013 38.4 per 10,000 people
2012 37.3 per 10,000 people
2011 34.4 per 10,000 people
2010 32.4 per 10,000 people
2009 29.8 per 10,000 people
2008 28.0 per 10,000 people
2007 26.0 per 10,000 people
2006 26.6 per 10,000 people
2005 25.4 per 10,000 people
2004 23.8 per 10,000 people
2003 22.5 per 10,000 people
2002 21.5 per 10,000 people
2001 21.1 per 10,000 people
2000 20.5 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 from 40.5 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.2.

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
1990 to 2024 for Malaysia
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