Midwives — Health and social employment in Iceland
Iceland: Midwives — Health and social employment was 138.02 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in Iceland, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 138.02 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Iceland peaked at 138.02 Per 1 000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.14 Per 1 000 live births, in 2009.
Iceland ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Midwives — Health and social employment in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90.46 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2005 | 91.82 Per 1 000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 89.92 Per 1 000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 91.23 Per 1 000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 90.59 Per 1 000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.14 Per 1 000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 93.74 Per 1 000 live births | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 103.74 Per 1 000 live births | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 105.89 Per 1 000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 113.04 Per 1 000 live births | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 113.37 Per 1 000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 123.27 Per 1 000 live births | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 129.15 Per 1 000 live births | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 127.49 Per 1 000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 125.12 Per 1 000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 121.07 Per 1 000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 122.56 Per 1 000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 113.34 Per 1 000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 129.36 Per 1 000 live births | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 134.18 Per 1 000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 138.02 Per 1 000 live births | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.53 Per 1 000 live births | 89.14 Per 1 000 live births | 91.82 Per 1 000 live births | 6 |
| 2010s | 115.59 Per 1 000 live births | 93.74 Per 1 000 live births | 129.15 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.49 Per 1 000 live births | 113.34 Per 1 000 live births | 138.02 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in Iceland?
- Midwives — health and social employment in Iceland was 138.02 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 138.02 Per 1 000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.14 Per 1 000 live births in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.