Midwives — Health and social employment in Belgium
Belgium: Midwives — Health and social employment was 152.63 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in Belgium, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 152.63 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Belgium peaked at 152.63 Per 1 000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.53 Per 1 000 live births, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Midwives — Health and social employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 67.53 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2005 | 68.21 Per 1 000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.01 Per 1 000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.1 Per 1 000 live births | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 70.9 Per 1 000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 73.72 Per 1 000 live births | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 75 Per 1 000 live births | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.16 Per 1 000 live births | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 83.29 Per 1 000 live births | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 88.88 Per 1 000 live births | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 93.29 Per 1 000 live births | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 91.27 Per 1 000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 96.87 Per 1 000 live births | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 103.74 Per 1 000 live births | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 109.48 Per 1 000 live births | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 114.81 Per 1 000 live births | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 123.27 Per 1 000 live births | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 124.03 Per 1 000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 134.06 Per 1 000 live births | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 143.78 Per 1 000 live births | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 152.63 Per 1 000 live births | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.91 Per 1 000 live births | 67.53 Per 1 000 live births | 73.72 Per 1 000 live births | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.58 Per 1 000 live births | 75 Per 1 000 live births | 114.81 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.55 Per 1 000 live births | 123.27 Per 1 000 live births | 152.63 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in Belgium?
- Midwives — health and social employment in Belgium was 152.63 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 152.63 Per 1 000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.53 Per 1 000 live births in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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About this data
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.