Nurses and midwives in Netherlands

Netherlands had 112.3 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 2002 to 2023 Source: WHO

Netherlands, 2023 112.3 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 −4.6per 10,000 people 2022: 116.9 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 Netherlands 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), 2002 to 2023
Period	Netherlands
2023	112.3 per 10,000 people
2022	116.9 per 10,000 people
2021	115.3 per 10,000 people
2020	112.1 per 10,000 people
2019	108.9 per 10,000 people
2018	112.8 per 10,000 people
2017	110.6 per 10,000 people
2016	107.9 per 10,000 people
2015	106.4 per 10,000 people
2014	104.4 per 10,000 people
2008	83.3 per 10,000 people
2007	82.3 per 10,000 people
2006	81.3 per 10,000 people
2005	81.2 per 10,000 people
2004	80.6 per 10,000 people
2003	79.3 per 10,000 people
2002	77.7 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 −4.6 from 116.9 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2008, when it was 83.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +29.0.

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Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2002 to 2023 for Netherlands
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 Netherlands compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

11 Germany 122.6 per 10,000 people
12 New Zealand 118.6 per 10,000 people
13 Sweden 117.4 per 10,000 people
14 Netherlands 116.9 per 10,000 people
15 Austria 112.8 per 10,000 people
16 Canada 111.8 per 10,000 people
17 Uzbekistan 110.3 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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