Number of Professionally Active Midwives
This key economic indicator for the Health Care Provider sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Number of Professionally Active Midwives in France increased 1.9% compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Japan Number of Professionally Active Midwives jumped by 2% year on year at 37,549 Persons.
- In 2019 Germany was ranked number 3 in Number of Professionally Active Midwives.
- In 2017 Belgium was ranked number 8 in Number of Professionally Active Midwives with 9,757 Persons, moving from 22 in 2016.
Top Countries in Number of Professionally Active Midwives
Units (Persons) - 1980 to 2019
| # | 22 Countries | Units (Persons) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Turkey
| 56,319 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Japan
| 37,549 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Germany
| 25,138 | 2019 | +0.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Australia
| 23,871 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
France
| 23,365 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Poland
| 23,045 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Italy
| 17,999 | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Belgium
| 9,757 | 2017 | NA | +4.0 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Sweden
| 8,064 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Norway
| 3,275 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
New Zealand
| 3,019 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Portugal
| 2,939 | 2019 | +1.5 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Austria
| 2,367 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Denmark
| 2,284 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Israel
| 2,213 | 2019 | +5.7 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Slovakia
| 1,761 | 2019 | +1.1 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Canada
| 1,671 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +5.9 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Lithuania
| 863 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Latvia
| 388 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Iceland
| 288 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
Source: OECD