Nurses and midwives in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates had 61.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO

United Arab Emirates, 2023 61.6 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.3per 10,000 people 2022: 61.9 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in United Arab Emirates 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 2023
Period	United Arab Emirates
2023	61.6 per 10,000 people
2022	61.9 per 10,000 people
2021	61.1 per 10,000 people
2020	62.5 per 10,000 people
2019	59.9 per 10,000 people
2018	59.0 per 10,000 people
2017	58.4 per 10,000 people
2016	57.3 per 10,000 people
2015	53.2 per 10,000 people
2014	44.3 per 10,000 people
2013	39.2 per 10,000 people
2012	36.7 per 10,000 people
2011	35.5 per 10,000 people
2010	32.7 per 10,000 people
2009	34.5 per 10,000 people
2008	31.7 per 10,000 people
2007	32.7 per 10,000 people
2006	29.6 per 10,000 people
2005	29.5 per 10,000 people
2004	30.8 per 10,000 people
2003	35.0 per 10,000 people
2002	33.4 per 10,000 people
2001	33.0 per 10,000 people
2000	30.5 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.3 from 61.9 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 39.2 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +22.3.

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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 2023 for United Arab Emirates
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 United Arab Emirates compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

48 Poland 63.3 per 10,000 people
49 Palau 62.4 per 10,000 people
50 Saudi Arabia 62.3 per 10,000 people
51 United Arab Emirates 61.9 per 10,000 people
52 Montenegro 61.2 per 10,000 people
53 Slovakia 59.6 per 10,000 people
54 Israel 59.3 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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