Nurses and midwives in Panama

Panama had 33.5 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: WHO
Panama, 2022 33.5 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 −4.1per 10,000 people 2021: 37.6 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 80th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Panama over time

View
Places
1 selected
Panama

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), 2001 to 2022
Period Panama
2022 33.5 per 10,000 people
2021 37.6 per 10,000 people
2020 35.4 per 10,000 people
2019 32.1 per 10,000 people
2018 30.8 per 10,000 people
2017 30.9 per 10,000 people
2016 29.9 per 10,000 people
2015 27.7 per 10,000 people
2014 29.6 per 10,000 people
2013 29.4 per 10,000 people
2011 23.2 per 10,000 people
2010 12.3 per 10,000 people
2006 20.1 per 10,000 people
2005 20.2 per 10,000 people
2004 20.0 per 10,000 people
2003 22.1 per 10,000 people
2002 19.3 per 10,000 people
2001 18.5 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.1 from 37.6 per 10,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2011, when it was 23.2 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +10.2.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Panama has the 80th highest value.

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 2022 for Panama
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