Nurses and midwives in Tonga

Tonga had 42.0 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2021.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2001 to 2021 Source: WHO
Tonga, 2021 42.0 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 −3.4per 10,000 people 2020: 45.4 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Tonga 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 2021
Period Tonga
2021 42.0 per 10,000 people
2020 45.4 per 10,000 people
2019 42.9 per 10,000 people
2018 39.0 per 10,000 people
2013 38.1 per 10,000 people
2010 37.2 per 10,000 people
2009 35.3 per 10,000 people
2008 34.0 per 10,000 people
2002 33.7 per 10,000 people
2001 33.0 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.4 from 45.4 per 10,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2001, when it was 33.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +9.0.

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
2001 to 2021 for Tonga
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