Nurses and midwives in South Korea

South Korea had 98.0 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1994.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1994 to 2024 Source: WHO

South Korea, 2024 98.0 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2023 +3.2per 10,000 people 2023: 94.9 per 10,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 120.1 per 10,000 people Middle value of 10 countries

Nurses and midwives in South Korea 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	South Korea
2024	98.0 per 10,000 people
2023	94.9 per 10,000 people
2022	90.9 per 10,000 people
2021	87.6 per 10,000 people
2020	83.7 per 10,000 people
2019	79.4 per 10,000 people
2018	72.4 per 10,000 people
2017	69.3 per 10,000 people
2016	68.2 per 10,000 people
2015	59.7 per 10,000 people
2014	56.2 per 10,000 people
2013	52.6 per 10,000 people
2012	49.1 per 10,000 people
2011	48.1 per 10,000 people
2010	47.1 per 10,000 people
2009	45.5 per 10,000 people
2008	44.1 per 10,000 people
2007	42.1 per 10,000 people
2006	40.4 per 10,000 people
2005	39.0 per 10,000 people
2004	38.6 per 10,000 people
2003	36.0 per 10,000 people
2002	36.4 per 10,000 people
2001	34.0 per 10,000 people
2000	30.0 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +3.2 from 94.9 per 10,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 56.2 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +41.9.

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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: 1994 to 2024 for South Korea
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

How South Korea compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

21 Czechia 94.9 per 10,000 people
22 Paraguay 94.1 per 10,000 people
23 United Kingdom 92.4 per 10,000 people
24 South Korea 90.9 per 10,000 people
25 San Marino 86.8 per 10,000 people
26 Malta 83.4 per 10,000 people
27 Romania 82.5 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Nurses and midwives working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed staff differently; years also differ.

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