Nurses and midwives in Russia

Russia had 70.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1990.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: WHO
Russia, 2022 70.4 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 −1.3per 10,000 people 2021: 71.7 per 10,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2022 70.3 per 10,000 people Middle value of 17 countries
Position in 2022 35th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Russia 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 Russia
2022 70.4 per 10,000 people
2021 71.7 per 10,000 people
2020 85.1 per 10,000 people
2019 86.4 per 10,000 people
2018 87.1 per 10,000 people
2017 90.2 per 10,000 people
2016 92.3 per 10,000 people
2015 93.9 per 10,000 people
2014 92.7 per 10,000 people
2013 93.7 per 10,000 people
2012 94.2 per 10,000 people
2011 95.9 per 10,000 people
2010 96.6 per 10,000 people
2009 97.2 per 10,000 people
2008 97.4 per 10,000 people
2007 98.3 per 10,000 people
2006 98.7 per 10,000 people
2005 98.0 per 10,000 people
2004 98.8 per 10,000 people
2003 99.1 per 10,000 people
2002 99.8 per 10,000 people
2001 98.9 per 10,000 people
2000 100.3 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 from 71.7 per 10,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 94.2 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −23.8.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Russia has the 35th 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 Russia
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