Nurses and midwives in Sweden

Sweden had 117.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1995 to 2022 Source: WHO

Sweden, 2022 117.4 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2021 +0.8per 10,000 people 2021: 116.7 per 10,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 81.3 per 10,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2022 13th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Sweden 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	Sweden
2022	117.4 per 10,000 people
2021	116.7 per 10,000 people
2020	114.3 per 10,000 people
2019	116.3 per 10,000 people
2018	116.6 per 10,000 people
2017	116.8 per 10,000 people
2016	117.1 per 10,000 people
2015	117.3 per 10,000 people
2014	117.1 per 10,000 people
2013	117.2 per 10,000 people
2012	116.9 per 10,000 people
2011	116.4 per 10,000 people
2010	116.1 per 10,000 people
2009	115.4 per 10,000 people
2008	115.2 per 10,000 people
2007	114.8 per 10,000 people
2006	113.7 per 10,000 people
2005	112.1 per 10,000 people
2004	110.1 per 10,000 people
2003	108.1 per 10,000 people
2002	107.0 per 10,000 people
2001	104.8 per 10,000 people
2000	103.2 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.8 from 116.7 per 10,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 116.9 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.5.
Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Sweden has the 13th highest value.

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All statistics for Sweden

Practising nurses 1,114 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Physicians 4.41 per 1,000 people 2021 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 83.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 2.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 187 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

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: 1995 to 2022 for Sweden
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 Sweden compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

10 Belgium 122.9 per 10,000 people
11 Germany 122.6 per 10,000 people
12 New Zealand 118.6 per 10,000 people
13 Sweden 117.4 per 10,000 people
14 Netherlands 116.9 per 10,000 people
15 Austria 112.8 per 10,000 people
16 Canada 111.8 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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