Midwives — Health and social employment in Korea
Korea: Midwives — Health and social employment was 35.27 Per 1 000 live births in 2023. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in Korea, 2001–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
Korea recorded 35.27 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Korea peaked at 35.27 Per 1 000 live births in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.79 Per 1 000 live births, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Midwives — Health and social employment in Korea, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.79 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2002 | 18.03 Per 1 000 live births | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 18.23 Per 1 000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 18.12 Per 1 000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.76 Per 1 000 live births | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 19.13 Per 1 000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 17.41 Per 1 000 live births | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 18.38 Per 1 000 live births | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 19.34 Per 1 000 live births | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.24 Per 1 000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 18.17 Per 1 000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.6 Per 1 000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.3 Per 1 000 live births | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 19.25 Per 1 000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.13 Per 1 000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.5 Per 1 000 live births | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 23.19 Per 1 000 live births | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 25.29 Per 1 000 live births | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 27.25 Per 1 000 live births | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 30.18 Per 1 000 live births | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 31.45 Per 1 000 live births | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 32.75 Per 1 000 live births | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 35.27 Per 1 000 live births | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.24 Per 1 000 live births | 15.79 Per 1 000 live births | 19.76 Per 1 000 live births | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.79 Per 1 000 live births | 17.6 Per 1 000 live births | 27.25 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.41 Per 1 000 live births | 30.18 Per 1 000 live births | 35.27 Per 1 000 live births | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in Korea?
- Midwives — health and social employment in Korea was 35.27 Per 1 000 live births in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.27 Per 1 000 live births in 2023.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.79 Per 1 000 live births in 2001.
- How does Korea rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.