Midwives — Health and social employment in Italy
Italy: Midwives — Health and social employment was 56.55 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
Italy recorded 56.55 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Italy peaked at 56.55 Per 1 000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.12 Per 1 000 live births, in 2004.
Italy ranks 15th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Midwives — Health and social employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.31 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 27.38 Per 1 000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.26 Per 1 000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7 Per 1 000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 26.12 Per 1 000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 27.52 Per 1 000 live births | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 27.87 Per 1 000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.28 Per 1 000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 28.59 Per 1 000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.7 Per 1 000 live births | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 30.66 Per 1 000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 32.6 Per 1 000 live births | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 33.89 Per 1 000 live births | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 36.38 Per 1 000 live births | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 38.25 Per 1 000 live births | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 40.42 Per 1 000 live births | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 42.33 Per 1 000 live births | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 44.33 Per 1 000 live births | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 46.89 Per 1 000 live births | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 50.02 Per 1 000 live births | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 51.37 Per 1 000 live births | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 51.62 Per 1 000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.69 Per 1 000 live births | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.66 Per 1 000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 56.55 Per 1 000 live births | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.67 Per 1 000 live births | 26.12 Per 1 000 live births | 29.7 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.58 Per 1 000 live births | 30.66 Per 1 000 live births | 50.02 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.38 Per 1 000 live births | 51.37 Per 1 000 live births | 56.55 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 12 Czechia 64.01 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 13 New Zealand 57.47 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 14 Luxembourg 56.75 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 16 United Kingdom 55.8 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 17 Austria 40.05 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 18 Cyprus 37.78 Per 1 000 live births compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in Italy?
- Midwives — health and social employment in Italy was 56.55 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 56.55 Per 1 000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.12 Per 1 000 live births in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.