Nurses and midwives in Thailand

Thailand had 35.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1991 to 2023 Source: WHO
Thailand, 2023 35.7 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +9.2per 10,000 people 2022: 26.5 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Thailand 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), 2001 to 2023
Period Thailand
2023 35.7 per 10,000 people
2022 26.5 per 10,000 people
2021 26.3 per 10,000 people
2020 25.3 per 10,000 people
2019 24.8 per 10,000 people
2018 24.2 per 10,000 people
2017 23.5 per 10,000 people
2016 22.6 per 10,000 people
2015 23.1 per 10,000 people
2014 22.6 per 10,000 people
2013 19.8 per 10,000 people
2012 19.3 per 10,000 people
2010 20.2 per 10,000 people
2009 16.1 per 10,000 people
2008 15.6 per 10,000 people
2007 15.1 per 10,000 people
2006 15.3 per 10,000 people
2004 14.8 per 10,000 people
2002 13.2 per 10,000 people
2001 12.3 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.2 from 26.5 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +15.9.

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
1991 to 2023 for Thailand
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