Nurses and midwives in Suriname

Suriname had 18.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: WHO
Suriname, 2024 18.4 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 +1.1per 10,000 people 2023: 17.3 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Suriname 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 Suriname
2024 18.4 per 10,000 people
2023 17.3 per 10,000 people
2021 29.3 per 10,000 people
2019 37.7 per 10,000 people
2018 26.5 per 10,000 people
2017 18.5 per 10,000 people
2016 18.8 per 10,000 people
2015 20.1 per 10,000 people
2014 19.6 per 10,000 people
2013 22.1 per 10,000 people
2012 16.4 per 10,000 people
2011 16.8 per 10,000 people
2010 18.3 per 10,000 people
2009 16.3 per 10,000 people
2008 18.0 per 10,000 people
2007 16.0 per 10,000 people
2006 14.8 per 10,000 people
2005 15.6 per 10,000 people
2004 15.4 per 10,000 people
2003 15.1 per 10,000 people
2002 13.1 per 10,000 people
2001 15.1 per 10,000 people
2000 14.6 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 from 17.3 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 16.4 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.0.

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 Suriname
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