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Nurses and midwives in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan had 34.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: WHO

Turkmenistan, 2024 34.7 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2023 −0.2per 10,000 people 2023: 34.9 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Turkmenistan 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	Turkmenistan
2024	34.7 per 10,000 people
2023	34.9 per 10,000 people
2022	35.1 per 10,000 people
2021	35.0 per 10,000 people
2020	35.9 per 10,000 people
2019	36.9 per 10,000 people
2018	37.8 per 10,000 people
2017	38.6 per 10,000 people
2016	39.0 per 10,000 people
2015	39.6 per 10,000 people
2014	39.8 per 10,000 people
2013	40.2 per 10,000 people
2012	40.8 per 10,000 people
2011	41.1 per 10,000 people
2010	41.3 per 10,000 people
2009	41.4 per 10,000 people
2008	41.9 per 10,000 people
2007	42.8 per 10,000 people
2006	44.7 per 10,000 people
2005	46.6 per 10,000 people
2004	49.6 per 10,000 people
2003	75.5 per 10,000 people
2002	72.0 per 10,000 people
2001	85.1 per 10,000 people
2000	86.3 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 from 34.9 per 10,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 39.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −5.1.

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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: 1990 to 2024 for Turkmenistan
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 Turkmenistan compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

75 Malaysia 40.3 per 10,000 people
76 Cyprus 38.2 per 10,000 people
77 China 36.7 per 10,000 people
78 Turkmenistan 35.1 per 10,000 people
79 Türkiye 34.8 per 10,000 people
80 Panama 33.5 per 10,000 people
81 Botswana 32.9 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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