Nurses and midwives in North Macedonia

North Macedonia had 55.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

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

North Macedonia, 2022 55.2 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2020 +0.7per 10,000 people 2020: 54.5 per 10,000 people

Position in 2022 58th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in North Macedonia 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	North Macedonia
2022	55.2 per 10,000 people
2020	54.5 per 10,000 people
2019	54.5 per 10,000 people
2018	52.8 per 10,000 people
2017	50.8 per 10,000 people
2016	50.4 per 10,000 people
2015	48.2 per 10,000 people
2014	47.0 per 10,000 people
2013	43.4 per 10,000 people
2012	42.5 per 10,000 people
2011	42.6 per 10,000 people
2010	42.3 per 10,000 people
2009	41.1 per 10,000 people
2008	40.0 per 10,000 people
2007	37.1 per 10,000 people
2006	34.2 per 10,000 people
2005	33.6 per 10,000 people
2004	34.8 per 10,000 people
2003	34.8 per 10,000 people
2002	36.8 per 10,000 people
2001	35.4 per 10,000 people
2000	35.2 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

The previous available figure was 54.5 per 10,000 people in 2020, a change of +0.7.
Since 2011, when it was 42.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +12.6.
Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, North Macedonia has the 58th highest value.

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All statistics for North Macedonia

Physicians 2.94 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 73.2b years 2021 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.9 per 1,000 live births 2023 · Eurostat Hospital beds 449 per 100,000 people 2021 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 76.4% 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 13.7b years 2021 · Eurostat

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 North Macedonia
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 North Macedonia compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

55 Georgia 59.0 per 10,000 people
56 Hungary 56.7 per 10,000 people
57 Azerbaijan 55.8 per 10,000 people
58 North Macedonia 55.2 per 10,000 people
59 Namibia 53.9 per 10,000 people
60 Chile 49.8 per 10,000 people
61 Armenia 47.5 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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