Nurse Vacancies by Country 2025

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5 Countries with the Most Nurses and Midwives

223.2 per 10k

215.94 per 10k

208.31 per 10k

205.25 per 10k

188.93 per 10k

Country
Nurses and Midwives (per 10k)
# of Nursing Personnel
Year
Gabon Flag
Gabon223.2116,5542020
Sweden Flag
Sweden215.94210,5152020
Monaco Flag
Monaco208.317322014
Belgium Flag
Belgium205.25223,6452021
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia188.9399,0652021
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland187.12158,7142020
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia163.355,7272020
Italy Flag
Italy148.9564,0722021
Australia Flag
Australia148.15357,6742021
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands144.047,0072020
United States Flag
United States124.684,188,6382020
Jordan Flag
Jordan124.541,526,7402020
Greece Flag
Greece123.491,003,0002020
Gambia Flag
Gambia122.17764,2602020
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar120.856,9922017
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay115.5138,8072021
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand114.3555,8022021
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands113.31193,2062020
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan112.73318,1962014
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia111.7914,8542021
Austria Flag
Austria107.7493,4772020
Belarus Flag
Belarus107.0798,8752015
Dominica Flag
Dominica105.458,9102019
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands105.3622,0022020
Niue Flag
Niue105.26202018
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic102.7391,8472021
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg96.6325,7362021
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda95.776102019
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone92.249512018
Denmark Flag
Denmark92.0392,6642020
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates91.67584,3852021
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea90.355,3162021
Qatar Flag
Qatar85.3433,9932020
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica81.871102019
Cuba Flag
Cuba80.9334,1842016
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe80.842532014
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia78.541,0722021
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus75.6885,7322018
Poland Flag
Poland75.675,0092020
Russia Flag
Russia73.72141,8212017
Samoa Flag
Samoa73.417732018
Portugal Flag
Portugal72.3619,7122018
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles71.9153,8812016
Kenya Flag
Kenya71.86118,6932015
Nauru Flag
Nauru70.59842018
Philippines Flag
Philippines67.62231,6122020
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania67.3841,9342017
Brunei Flag
Brunei67.112,6132021
Uganda Flag
Uganda66.56284,2072014
India Flag
India66.0464,1272021
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica65.53370,8872021
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador65.114612018
Palau Flag
Palau651152020
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine63.5759,0432020
Spain Flag
Spain63.06289,1002020
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan62.7856,1482014
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda62.45860,8692020
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia61.8235,6362017
Romania Flag
Romania61.1818,3142020
Ghana Flag
Ghana58.7521,6672021
Albania Flag
Albania58.3115,6922020
Guinea Flag
Guinea57.477002018
Laos Flag
Laos56.8433,5182019
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro56.763,3032021
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast56.3247,7002021
Senegal Flag
Senegal56.05196,7952021
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina56.0519,0572018
Brazil Flag
Brazil55.131,181,5372021
Argentina Flag
Argentina54.47241,1972020
Armenia Flag
Armenia50.3413,2622015
Botswana Flag
Botswana50.188,5002018
South Korea Flag
South Korea50.13287,4582018
Mali Flag
Mali48.972,5192020
Peru Flag
Peru47.55475,9952021
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria47.4130,5892018
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania47.1234,6962014
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic46.285,3282021
China Flag
China46.0173,6842021
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan45.8720,0002020
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia45.192162015
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti44.34105,1252017
Oman Flag
Oman44.2618,8942020
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon447,9522020
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas43.8121,7612018
Andorra Flag
Andorra43.652962015
Turkey Flag
Turkey42.7323,0902014
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania42.391952018
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia42.2212,3442018
Tonga Flag
Tonga41.794432021
Mexico Flag
Mexico38.494,9862018
France Flag
France38.373,2562019
Suriname Flag
Suriname38.032,1722019
North Korea Flag
North Korea37.47,8842015
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago37.355,6362019
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala36.9836,2512019
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan36.94412020
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait36.224432018
Palestine Flag
Palestine35.3913,7602020
Grenada Flag
Grenada34.9695,7892020
Nepal Flag
Nepal34.8968,3162021
Honduras Flag
Honduras34.832,4372020
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan34.03227,2922020
Maldives Flag
Maldives33.94111,3242019
Colombia Flag
Colombia33.054,708,7172020
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines32.224762017
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan31.630,1092019
Barbados Flag
Barbados31.368772018
Liberia Flag
Liberia31.246,8662018
Thailand Flag
Thailand30.78219,4732019
Croatia Flag
Croatia30.6315,7842021
San Marino Flag
San Marino30.155702020
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia29.56372,4642020
Georgia Flag
Georgia26.85,4812020
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea26.3516,6402021
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay26.1367,0762021
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador25.1642,8112018
Fiji Flag
Fiji24.712,9172020
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka24.3944,0912021
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia24.3328,7392017
Belize Flag
Belize23.488972018
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain23.463,3072016
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau23.0840,0662020
Israel Flag
Israel22.5689,9902020
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan22.11,7182021
Moldova Flag
Moldova21.992302019
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia21.534402019
Somalia Flag
Somalia21.441,4132018
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe20.2922,4992020
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela20.0159,6902018
Namibia Flag
Namibia19.894,7842018
Ireland Flag
Ireland19.84133,6572018
Norway Flag
Norway19.538,2862018
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho19.2910,3792018
Libya Flag
Libya19.269,4152018
Zambia Flag
Zambia18.6432,5422021
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea18.27189,5792018
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste17.731,6272020
Iran Flag
Iran17.282,412,6212020
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu16.8651,3272020
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria15.64201,7352021
Algeria Flag
Algeria15.5956,4112018
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua15.39,9122017
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia15.2617,4492017
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam14.54106,6542016
Comoros Flag
Comoros14.4974,6262021
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini14.434,9712018
Egypt Flag
Egypt14.415,6732019
Syria Flag
Syria14.1926,9082016
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu143532019
Morocco Flag
Morocco13.9145,3262017
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon12.367062018
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati11.9959,9012018
Latvia Flag
Latvia11.836,9812020
Sudan Flag
Sudan11.447,8822018
Iraq Flag
Iraq11.16244,6902021
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar11.0340,8302019
Haiti Flag
Haiti10.531,9562021
Canada Flag
Canada10.259,4832019
Japan Flag
Japan9.842,3682018
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius9.543,4032018
Cook Islands Flag
Cook Islands9.345,0812018
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis9.3310,4092019
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso8.9911,3642019
Germany Flag
Germany8.881,7402020
Finland Flag
Finland7.769,8242020
Burundi Flag
Burundi7.589,3722021
Yemen Flag
Yemen7.2722,3772018
Iceland Flag
Iceland7.136,9862018
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia713,5642020
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic6.624882014
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia6.4511,2592019
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh6.1377,0912021
Guyana Flag
Guyana5.737,1952018
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique5.6810,9282021
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom5.531,9402018
Panama Flag
Panama5.115,0872021
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan4.6988,5712019
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan4.5211,4832018
Malta Flag
Malta4.225,1742018
Hungary Flag
Hungary4.024,2272018
Angola Flag
Angola4.0112,5542018
Togo Flag
Togo3.971,9462021
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan3.583,7262018
Serbia Flag
Serbia3.573,8002020
Malawi Flag
Malawi2.923,8332018
Benin Flag
Benin2.912,6702019
Estonia Flag
Estonia2.74062018
Chad Flag
Chad2.351,1952018
Niger Flag
Niger2.224,1072018
Singapore Flag
Singapore2.041,0402020
Chile Flag
Chile1.982,6772021
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde1.934,5432021
South Africa Flag
South Africa1.138252014
  • The number of nurses and midwives per 10000 residents is a useful indicator of the need for nurses, as a low numbers of nurses generally corresponds to a greater need.
  • Palestine includes West Bank (including east Jerusalem) and Gaza.