Midwives — Health and social employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Midwives — Health and social employment was 29.82 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in Netherlands, 1999–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 29.82 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Netherlands peaked at 30.11 Per 1 000 live births in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.33 Per 1 000 live births, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Midwives — Health and social employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.33 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2000 | 10.7 Per 1 000 live births | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6 Per 1 000 live births | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 12.25 Per 1 000 live births | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 12.98 Per 1 000 live births | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 14.17 Per 1 000 live births | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 15.78 Per 1 000 live births | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 17.02 Per 1 000 live births | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 18.47 Per 1 000 live births | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 19.06 Per 1 000 live births | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 20.06 Per 1 000 live births | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 21.26 Per 1 000 live births | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 22.96 Per 1 000 live births | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 24.49 Per 1 000 live births | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 26.12 Per 1 000 live births | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 21.15 Per 1 000 live births | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 22.81 Per 1 000 live births | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 23.56 Per 1 000 live births | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 25.34 Per 1 000 live births | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 26.58 Per 1 000 live births | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 25.52 Per 1 000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 27 Per 1 000 live births | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 26.84 Per 1 000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.11 Per 1 000 live births | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 29.45 Per 1 000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 29.82 Per 1 000 live births | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.33 Per 1 000 live births | 10.33 Per 1 000 live births | 10.33 Per 1 000 live births | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.21 Per 1 000 live births | 10.7 Per 1 000 live births | 20.06 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.98 Per 1 000 live births | 21.15 Per 1 000 live births | 26.58 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.64 Per 1 000 live births | 26.84 Per 1 000 live births | 30.11 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 2 Belgium 152.63 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 3 Finland 149.47 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 4 Sweden 146.69 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 5 Iceland 138.02 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 6 Chile 137.57 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 7 Australia 114.33 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 8 Malta 106.77 Per 1 000 live births compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development 3,087 Co-inventions (2023)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 9,899 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 396.12 Persons (2025)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,436 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Employment by professional status 9,899 Persons (2025)
- Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 8,290 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 29.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 10,157 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in Netherlands?
- Midwives — health and social employment in Netherlands was 29.82 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.11 Per 1 000 live births in 2022.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 Per 1 000 live births in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.