Nurses and midwives in Pakistan

Pakistan had 5.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: WHO
Pakistan, 2024 5.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 0per 10,000 people 2021: 5.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Pakistan 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 Pakistan
2024 5.2 per 10,000 people
2021 5.2 per 10,000 people
2019 4.5 per 10,000 people
2018 9.0 per 10,000 people
2017 5.6 per 10,000 people
2016 4.5 per 10,000 people
2015 4.4 per 10,000 people
2014 4.2 per 10,000 people
2013 4.8 per 10,000 people
2012 4.0 per 10,000 people
2011 3.8 per 10,000 people
2010 5.0 per 10,000 people
2009 4.9 per 10,000 people
2008 4.8 per 10,000 people
2004 4.2 per 10,000 people
2001 3.9 per 10,000 people
2000 3.9 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 5.2 per 10,000 people in 2021, a change of 0.
  • Since 2011, when it was 3.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.4.

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
1992 to 2024 for Pakistan
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