Midwives — Health and social employment in Austria

Austria: Midwives — Health and social employment was 40.05 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.05 Per 1 000 live births
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
17th
of 23 countries
All-time high
40.05 Per 1 000 live births
in 2024
All-time low
26.84 Per 1 000 live births
in 2015
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Midwives — Health and social employment in Austria, 2013–2024

0102030402013201820242013: 27.4 Per 1 000 live births2014: 27.1 Per 1 000 live births2015: 26.8 Per 1 000 live births2016: 26.9 Per 1 000 live births2017: 27.6 Per 1 000 live births2018: 29.1 Per 1 000 live births2019: 30.7 Per 1 000 live births2020: 31.7 Per 1 000 live births2021: 32.1 Per 1 000 live births2022: 34.1 Per 1 000 live births2023: 38.1 Per 1 000 live births2024: 40 Per 1 000 live births

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for midwives — health and social employment in Austria is 40.05 Per 1 000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Austria peaked at 40.05 Per 1 000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.84 Per 1 000 live births, in 2015.

Austria ranks 17th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Midwives — Health and social employment in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Midwives — Health and social employment in Austria, 2013 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 live births Change
2013 27.39 Per 1 000 live births
2014 27.06 Per 1 000 live births -1.2%
2015 26.84 Per 1 000 live births -0.8%
2016 26.88 Per 1 000 live births +0.1%
2017 27.58 Per 1 000 live births +2.6%
2018 29.09 Per 1 000 live births +5.5%
2019 30.7 Per 1 000 live births +5.5%
2020 31.7 Per 1 000 live births +3.3%
2021 32.15 Per 1 000 live births +1.4%
2022 34.07 Per 1 000 live births +6.0%
2023 38.12 Per 1 000 live births +11.9%
2024 40.05 Per 1 000 live births +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.93 Per 1 000 live births 26.84 Per 1 000 live births 30.7 Per 1 000 live births 7
2020s 35.22 Per 1 000 live births 31.7 Per 1 000 live births 40.05 Per 1 000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 14 Luxembourg 56.75 Per 1 000 live births
  2. 15 Italy 56.55 Per 1 000 live births compare
  3. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55.8 Per 1 000 live births compare
  4. 18 Cyprus 37.78 Per 1 000 live births compare
  5. 19 Spain 33.06 Per 1 000 live births compare
  6. 20 Serbia 30.06 Per 1 000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is midwives — health and social employment in Austria?
Midwives — health and social employment in Austria was 40.05 Per 1 000 live births in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 40.05 Per 1 000 live births in 2024.
What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 26.84 Per 1 000 live births in 2015.
How does Austria rank for midwives — health and social employment?
Austria ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Midwives — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Midwives — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 live births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 591 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of midwives by status (ie. practising midwives, professionally active midwives, and midwives licenced to practice). Practising midwives provide services directly to patients. Professionally active midwives include practising and other (non-practising) midwives for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Midwives licensed to practice have acquired the requisite education and qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery. They include both practising and other (non-practising) midwives. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.