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Nurses and midwives in Spain

Spain had 62.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO

Spain, 2023 62.2 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.2per 10,000 people 2022: 63.4 per 10,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 80.3 per 10,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Nurses and midwives in Spain 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	Spain
2023	62.2 per 10,000 people
2022	63.4 per 10,000 people
2021	64.5 per 10,000 people
2020	62.2 per 10,000 people
2019	60.4 per 10,000 people
2018	60.1 per 10,000 people
2017	59.0 per 10,000 people
2016	56.7 per 10,000 people
2015	54.4 per 10,000 people
2014	53.1 per 10,000 people
2013	52.9 per 10,000 people
2012	53.9 per 10,000 people
2011	53.6 per 10,000 people
2010	52.8 per 10,000 people
2009	50.8 per 10,000 people
2008	49.5 per 10,000 people
2007	47.3 per 10,000 people
2006	45.8 per 10,000 people
2005	44.9 per 10,000 people
2004	44.3 per 10,000 people
2003	44.1 per 10,000 people
2002	42.0 per 10,000 people
2001	40.0 per 10,000 people
2000	36.6 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −1.2 from 63.4 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 52.9 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +9.3.

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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: 1990 to 2023 for Spain
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 Spain compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

44 Tajikistan 64.9 per 10,000 people
45 Moldova 64.0 per 10,000 people
46 Brunei 63.4 per 10,000 people
47 Spain 63.4 per 10,000 people
48 Poland 63.3 per 10,000 people
49 Palau 62.4 per 10,000 people
50 Saudi Arabia 62.3 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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