Nursing personnel (number)
1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Palau | | | | | 116 | | | | 111 | | |
Malta | | | | | 2,838 | 2,951 | 2,972 | 3,151 | 3,603 | 3,629 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | 447 | | | | | | | | |
Malaysia | | | 31,129 | | 90,199 | 74,788 | | | | 1,25,100 | |
Sudan | | | | | | | | | 45,541 | | |
Turkey | 8,796 | 44,984 | 69,550 | 78,182 | 1,65,115 | 1,76,887 | 1,88,372 | 1,92,971 | 1,95,270 | 1,52,803 | |
Luxembourg | | | | | 5,602 | 5,843 | 6,329 | 6,481 | 6,657 | 6,783 | |
Czech Republic | | | | | 84,796 | 84,328 | 84,688 | 84,045 | 83,492 | 84,450 | |
Romania | | | | | 1,16,921 | 1,18,129 | 1,20,084 | 1,23,520 | | | |
Panama | | 2,460 | | 6,675 | 9,021 | 8,579 | | | | | |
Fiji | | | | | | | | | | 2,621 | |
Saudi Arabia | | | 36,495 | | 1,29,792 | 1,34,632 | 1,39,701 | | 1,60,811 | | |
Mauritius | | | | | 3,600 | 3,670 | 3,737 | 3,963 | 4,125 | 4,261 | |
Peru | | | | | | | 33,491 | | | | |
Serbia | | | | | 45,419 | 45,907 | 45,512 | 45,443 | 44,845 | 39,292 | |
Italy | | | | | | | | 3,06,044 | 3,20,705 | 3,30,602 | 3,26,841 |
Nigeria | | | | 1,24,629 | | | | | | | |
Samoa | | | | | 286 | | | | | | |
India | | | 12,31,322 | 9,59,677 | 18,94,968 | 21,24,667 | | 26,21,981 | | | 27,78,248 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | | | 410 | 229 | | | | | | | |
Suriname | | | 688 | | | | | | | | |
Ghana | | | | | 22,507 | | | | | | |
Côte d'Ivoire | | | | 6,842 | | | | | | | |
Solomon Islands | | | | 620 | | | 966 | 998 | | | |
Kenya | | | | | 29,678 | 60,127 | 61,769 | 64,748 | 70,975 | | |
Slovakia | | | | | 34,619 | 33,880 | 33,243 | 31,128 | 32,961 | 30,904 | |
Honduras | | | 8,333 | 7,796 | | | | | | | |
Jamaica | | | | | | | 4,012 | 3,791 | 3,795 | 3,849 | 4,287 |
Papua New Guinea | | | 2,841 | | 3,356 | | | | | | |
Tunisia | | | | | 23,836 | | | | 27,198 | 29,851 | 30,049 |
Afghanistan | | | | 14,930 | | | | | | | |
Madagascar | | | | 3,434 | 3,127 | 3,288 | 3,383 | | | | |
Barbados | | | 1,582 | 1,311 | | | | | | | |
Argentina | | | | | | | | 1,79,175 | | | |
Botswana | | | 4,319 | 4,468 | | | 5,816 | | | | |
Cameroon | | | | 6,705 | 10,714 | | | | | | |
Ecuador | | 15,850 | 19,549 | | | 29,537 | | | | | |
Viet Nam | | | | 51,573 | 82,298 | | 1,00,353 | | 1,02,011 | 1,02,721 | 1,06,654 |
Germany | | | | | 9,93,000 | 10,05,000 | 10,14,000 | 10,50,000 | 10,72,000 | 10,90,000 | |
Kazakhstan | | | | | 1,25,492 | 1,30,613 | 1,35,091 | 1,36,640 | | | |
Mali | | | | | 4,080 | | | | | | |
Monaco | | | | | | 610 | 657 | 694 | 752 | | |
Netherlands | | | | | | | | | 1,74,313 | 1,77,304 | |
Rwanda | | | | | 6,834 | | | | | 8,751 | |
Grenada | | | 366 | | | | | | | | |
Guinea | | | 3,506 | | | | | | | | 4,389 |
Slovenia | | | | | 16,771 | 17,107 | 16,794 | 17,133 | 17,650 | 18,122 | |
Liberia | | | | | 1,393 | | | | | | |
United States of America | | | 26,69,603 | 29,27,000 | | | | | | | |
Kiribati | | | | | | 334 | | 501 | | | |
China | | 9,74,541 | 12,66,838 | 13,49,589 | 20,48,071 | 22,44,020 | 24,96,599 | 27,83,121 | 30,04,144 | 32,41,469 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | | 283 | | | | | | | | | |
Poland | | | | | 2,00,769 | 2,00,850 | | 2,00,587 | 1,99,188 | 1,97,381 | |
Russian Federation | | | | | 10,38,459 | 12,53,008 | 12,18,609 | 12,60,816 | 12,86,791 | 12,45,594 | |
Ukraine | | | | | 3,42,156 | 3,40,832 | 3,41,504 | 3,42,833 | 3,00,489 | | |
Kyrgyzstan | | | | | 30,614 | 32,220 | 33,358 | 34,237 | | | |
United Kingdom | | | | | 5,97,534 | 5,29,127 | 5,22,728 | 5,24,277 | 5,29,088 | 5,14,639 | 5,16,974 |
Egypt | | | | | | | | | 1,28,445 | | |
Burkina Faso | | | | | 5,612 | 6,066 | 6,008 | | | | |
Canada | | | | 3,21,159 | 3,18,565 | 3,19,026 | 3,26,227 | 3,34,570 | 3,47,636 | 3,53,738 | |
Philippines | | | 1,27,595 | | | | | | | 6,520 | |
Cuba | | | | | 1,03,014 | | 92,131 | 88,364 | 90,765 | | |
इस्वातिनी | | | 3,345 | | | | | | | | |
Gambia | | | | 476 | | | | | | 2,372 | |
Israel | | | | | 35,900 | 37,300 | 38,133 | 39,200 | 39,967 | 40,900 | |
Tajikistan | | | | | 29,742 | 31,227 | 34,617 | 36,044 | 39,229 | | |
Croatia | | | | | 25,000 | 25,485 | 25,868 | 28,023 | 26,136 | | |
Nepal | | | | | | | 23,022 | 27,924 | 33,293 | | |
Trinidad and Tobago | | | 3,294 | | 3,905 | 4,379 | | | | | |
Bolivia | | | | | 8,366 | 10,139 | | | | | |
Costa Rica | | | 3,631 | | | | | 3,745 | | | |
France | | | 3,82,926 | 4,52,483 | | | | | | 6,82,896 | |
Vanuatu | | | | | | | 487 | | | | |
Jordan | | | 14,353 | 15,992 | 23,559 | | | 26,775 | 27,601 | 21,728 | |
Tonga | | | | | 379 | | | 384 | | | |
Australia | | | | | | 2,27,712 | 2,32,321 | 2,63,232 | 2,66,860 | 2,73,173 | 2,81,752 |
Bhutan | | | | | | | 736 | 799 | 957 | 1,070 | 1,185 |
Azerbaijan | | | | | 66,401 | 63,653 | 63,002 | 62,336 | 61,157 | | |
Switzerland | | | | | 1,25,427 | 1,31,374 | 1,35,695 | 1,40,447 | 1,43,827 | 1,48,695 | |
Iraq | | | | | | | | | 63,850 | | |
Greece | | | | | 38,422 | 38,530 | 36,883 | 36,103 | 35,223 | 34,718 | |
Cyprus | 1,252 | 2,478 | | | | | | 4,421 | 4,509 | | |
Georgia | | | | | 16,191 | 16,064 | 15,127 | 15,319 | 15,416 | | |
Chad | | | 886 | | | | 3,141 | 3,606 | | | |
Ethiopia | | | | 17,300 | | | | | | | |
Cambodia | | | 8,085 | | 8,493 | 8,649 | 8,979 | 9,182 | 9,096 | | |
Djibouti | | | | 296 | | | | | 488 | | |
Brunei Darussalam | | | 892 | 2,006 | 2,399 | 2,628 | 2,850 | | | 2,756 | |
Lithuania | | | | | 22,835 | 22,817 | 22,691 | 22,324 | 22,286 | 22,260 | |
Lebanon | | | | 4,720 | 8,791 | 11,585 | | | 14,377 | | |
Maldives | | | | | 1,868 | | | | 2,336 | 2,990 | |
Pakistan | | | 37,528 | | 73,244 | 77,683 | | | | 94,766 | |
Timor-Leste | | | | | 867 | 883 | | | 929 | 1,001 | |
Qatar | | | | 4,880 | 10,615 | | | | 12,381 | | |
Myanmar | | | | 19,776 | 25,644 | 26,928 | 28,254 | | | | |
Mozambique | | | | | 5,397 | 5,600 | 5,833 | 6,432 | | | |
Bahrain | | | 1,981 | 2,389 | 3,052 | 3,192 | 3,224 | 3,293 | 3,330 | 3,422 | |
Belize | | | 303 | | | | | | | | |
Syrian Arab Republic | | | 27,164 | 29,110 | 33,959 | | | | 43,210 | | |
Zimbabwe | | 12,518 | | | 17,029 | 17,022 | 15,536 | 18,722 | 17,795 | | |
Norway | | | | | 78,857 | 81,238 | 82,939 | 84,664 | 86,764 | 89,966 | |
Thailand | | | | | 1,38,710 | | | | | 1,55,876 | |
United Republic of Tanzania | | | | | | | 20,800 | | 21,552 | | |
Morocco | | | | | | | | | 29,592 | | |
Republic of Moldova | | | | | 23,079 | 23,025 | 22,847 | 22,358 | 21,634 | 18,343 | |
South Africa | | | 1,71,645 | 1,91,269 | 2,83,052 | 2,94,271 | 3,08,626 | 3,24,531 | 3,37,148 | 3,46,722 | 2,87,458 |
Dominican Republic | | | 15,352 | | | 13,374 | | | | | |
Hungary | | | | | 62,088 | 61,915 | 62,742 | 63,589 | 63,289 | 63,673 | |
Chile | | | | 580 | | | | | | | |
Denmark | | | | 79,915 | 87,826 | 89,206 | 91,222 | 92,756 | 94,252 | | |
Uzbekistan | | | | | 3,24,493 | 3,31,046 | 3,35,616 | 3,39,015 | 3,43,223 | | |
Brazil | | 1,41,480 | 6,59,111 | 7,03,813 | 17,33,522 | | | 15,20,533 | | | |
Bulgaria | | | | | 35,033 | 34,879 | 35,350 | 35,731 | 35,035 | | |
Benin | | | | | | | 5,138 | 4,821 | | | 5,647 |
Republic of Korea | | | | 2,13,644 | 2,28,614 | 2,35,116 | 2,42,249 | 2,62,001 | 2,82,846 | 3,03,133 | 3,48,401 |
Andorra | | | | | | | | | | 296 | |
Armenia | | | | | 15,076 | 15,242 | 15,254 | 15,070 | 15,014 | | |
Finland | | | | | 74,334 | 75,871 | 76,900 | 78,457 | 80,085 | | |
United Arab Emirates | | 5,178 | 9,883 | 14,844 | 24,362 | 24,936 | | | 27,812 | | |
Libya | | | | | | | | | 43,216 | | |
Nicaragua | | | | 6,294 | 7,366 | 8,062 | 8,193 | 8,243 | 8,323 | | |
New Zealand | | | 30,840 | | 43,789 | 44,384 | 44,190 | 44,714 | 45,572 | 47,120 | 48,256 |
El Salvador | | | | 2,084 | | | | | | | |
Sri Lanka | | 8,208 | 14,986 | 20,247 | 35,367 | | | | | 42,710 | |
Paraguay | | | | | | | 6,689 | | | | |
Guyana | | | 1,738 | | 399 | | | | | | |
Montenegro | | | | | 3,298 | 3,204 | 3,090 | 3,377 | 3,413 | 3,346 | |
Seychelles | | | | 390 | 412 | | 419 | | | | |
Sweden | | | | | 1,03,978 | 1,05,009 | 1,06,066 | 1,07,140 | 1,07,988 | | |
Indonesia | | | | | 1,60,074 | | 2,17,417 | | | 2,23,910 | |
Senegal | | | | | | | | | | | 2,820 |
Belarus | | | | | 99,995 | 99,838 | 1,02,790 | 1,02,277 | 1,03,582 | | |
North Macedonia | | | | | 8,681 | 8,687 | 8,609 | 8,728 | | 7,884 | |
Portugal | | | | 48,155 | | | | | | | |
केप वर्दे | | | | | 543 | 543 | 551 | 594 | | 654 | |
Bangladesh | | | | 20,117 | 28,228 | 30,353 | 32,479 | | 38,452 | 41,478 | |
Austria | | | | | 64,385 | 65,248 | 66,001 | 66,701 | 68,338 | 69,516 | |
Saint Lucia | | | | 326 | | | | | | | |
Yemen | | | | | 12,447 | | | | 19,828 | | |
Singapore | | | | 19,820 | 29,053 | 26,959 | 29,413 | 30,533 | | | 40,396 |
Oman | | 4,147 | 7,829 | 9,277 | 12,865 | 14,238 | 15,627 | | | | 19,331 |
Somalia | | | | | | | | | 825 | | |
Nauru | | | | | | 70 | | | | | |
Iceland | | | 3,728 | 4,146 | 4,625 | 4,728 | 4,863 | 5,003 | 5,019 | 5,112 | 4,770 |
Iran | | | | 98,020 | | | | | 1,21,166 | | |
Zambia | | | | 6,096 | 7,461 | | | | | | 11,666 |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic | | | 5,453 | 5,724 | | | 5,581 | 5,569 | 5,669 | | |
Colombia | | 14,019 | | 25,845 | 30,119 | 42,295 | 45,623 | 48,550 | 51,593 | | |
Kuwait | | | | | 19,535 | 20,596 | 21,502 | 21,883 | 23,710 | 27,430 | |
Mexico | | | 88,678 | | 2,75,171 | 2,90,317 | 2,98,907 | 3,10,441 | 3,22,524 | 3,35,959 | |
Latvia | | 17,298 | 9,927 | 9,898 | 10,514 | 10,206 | 9,887 | 9,831 | 9,619 | 9,263 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | | | 20,331 | 20,534 | 21,241 | 20,903 | 21,352 | | |
Gabon | | | | | | | | | | | 4,596 |
Belgium | | | | | 1,04,513 | 1,08,258 | 1,11,331 | 1,14,959 | 1,18,608 | 1,22,127 | 1,26,091 |
San Marino | | | | | | 264 | 284 | 284 | 270 | | |
Sierra Leone | | | | | 922 | | | | | | |
Uganda | | | | 37,625 | | | | | | 16,490 | |
Bahamas | | | | | | 1,458 | | | | | |
Spain | | 1,58,497 | 2,04,485 | 2,31,001 | 2,39,867 | 2,43,967 | 2,45,300 | 2,39,767 | 2,39,333 | 2,45,533 | |
Marshall Islands | | | | | | | 175 | | | | |
Japan | | 7,70,604 | 10,79,249 | | 12,94,234 | 14,61,966 | 13,44,388 | | 13,94,985 | | |
Turkmenistan | | | | | 22,961 | 23,354 | 23,686 | 23,855 | 24,201 | | |
Mongolia | | | | | 9,179 | 9,420 | 9,916 | 10,150 | 10,948 | | |
Estonia | | | 11,618 | | 8,154 | 8,283 | 8,158 | 7,337 | 7,437 | 7,906 | |