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Nurses and midwives in Syria

Syria had 14.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1997.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1997 to 2022 Source: WHO

Syria, 2022 14.4 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2021 −3.2per 10,000 people 2021: 17.6 per 10,000 people

Position in 2022 108th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Syria 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	Syria
2022	14.4 per 10,000 people
2021	17.6 per 10,000 people
2020	17.2 per 10,000 people
2019	17.8 per 10,000 people
2018	17.9 per 10,000 people
2017	18.3 per 10,000 people
2016	18.1 per 10,000 people
2015	23.7 per 10,000 people
2014	22.2 per 10,000 people
2013	20.9 per 10,000 people
2012	18.1 per 10,000 people
2011	17.6 per 10,000 people
2010	17.8 per 10,000 people
2009	17.8 per 10,000 people
2008	16.9 per 10,000 people
2007	17.3 per 10,000 people
2006	17.9 per 10,000 people
2005	18.4 per 10,000 people
2004	18.6 per 10,000 people
2003	18.0 per 10,000 people
2002	19.2 per 10,000 people
2001	19.4 per 10,000 people
2000	19.3 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 −3.2 from 17.6 per 10,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 18.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.7.
Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Syria has the 108th highest value.

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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: 1997 to 2022 for Syria
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 Syria compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

105 Mauritania 16.1 per 10,000 people
106 Eritrea 15.4 per 10,000 people
107 Colombia 15.3 per 10,000 people
108 Syria 14.4 per 10,000 people
109 Equatorial Guinea 13.8 per 10,000 people
110 Ethiopia 12.2 per 10,000 people
111 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.7 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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