Nurses and midwives in Venezuela

Venezuela had 20.0 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2018.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1997 to 2018 Source: WHO
The latest value for Venezuela is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Venezuela, 2018 20.0 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2017 +0.7per 10,000 people 2017: 19.3 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Venezuela 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 2018
Period Venezuela
2018 20.0 per 10,000 people
2017 19.3 per 10,000 people
2001 11.2 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 from 19.3 per 10,000 people in 2017.
  • Since 1997, when it was 6.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +13.5.

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 2018 for Venezuela
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