Nurses and midwives in Philippines

Philippines had 52.9 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2009.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: WHO
Philippines, 2024 52.9 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 +5.0per 10,000 people 2021: 47.9 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Philippines 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 Philippines
2024 52.9 per 10,000 people
2021 47.9 per 10,000 people
2020 47.8 per 10,000 people
2019 47.9 per 10,000 people
2018 47.3 per 10,000 people
2017 46.7 per 10,000 people
2016 46.2 per 10,000 people
2015 45.3 per 10,000 people
2014 43.7 per 10,000 people
2013 42.4 per 10,000 people
2012 40.6 per 10,000 people
2011 37.1 per 10,000 people
2010 26.5 per 10,000 people
2009 55.3 per 10,000 people
2008 50.2 per 10,000 people
2007 45.7 per 10,000 people
2006 43.3 per 10,000 people
2005 41.9 per 10,000 people
2004 41.6 per 10,000 people
2003 41.5 per 10,000 people
2002 41.8 per 10,000 people
2001 42.1 per 10,000 people
2000 42.3 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 47.9 per 10,000 people in 2021, a change of +5.0.
  • Since 2012, when it was 40.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +12.3.

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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 2024 for Philippines
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