Nurses and midwives in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia had 65.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Saudi Arabia, 2023 65.6 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +3.2per 10,000 people 2022: 62.3 per 10,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2023 65.2 per 10,000 people Middle value of 16 countries

Nurses and midwives in Saudi Arabia 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 2023
Period Saudi Arabia
2023 65.6 per 10,000 people
2022 62.3 per 10,000 people
2021 64.3 per 10,000 people
2020 63.5 per 10,000 people
2019 65.3 per 10,000 people
2018 60.8 per 10,000 people
2017 60.3 per 10,000 people
2016 58.9 per 10,000 people
2015 57.5 per 10,000 people
2014 55.5 per 10,000 people
2012 51.6 per 10,000 people
2011 51.6 per 10,000 people
2010 51.6 per 10,000 people
2009 45.8 per 10,000 people
2008 43.5 per 10,000 people
2000 22.6 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2 from 62.3 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2012, when it was 51.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +13.9.

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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 2023 for Saudi Arabia
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