Midwives — Health and social employment in Poland

Poland: Midwives — Health and social employment was 170.46 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
170.46 Per 1 000 live births
Change on year
up 10.9%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
170.46 Per 1 000 live births
in 2024
All-time low
78.52 Per 1 000 live births
in 2009
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Midwives — Health and social employment in Poland, 2003–2024

0501001502003201320242003: 91.9 Per 1 000 live births2004: 91.3 Per 1 000 live births2005: 90.1 Per 1 000 live births2006: 88.4 Per 1 000 live births2007: 84.5 Per 1 000 live births2008: 80.5 Per 1 000 live births2009: 78.5 Per 1 000 live births2010: 83 Per 1 000 live births2011: 89.1 Per 1 000 live births2012: 91 Per 1 000 live births2013: 94.2 Per 1 000 live births2014: 94.5 Per 1 000 live births2015: 97.8 Per 1 000 live births2016: 96.4 Per 1 000 live births2017: 93.8 Per 1 000 live births2018: 98.7 Per 1 000 live births2019: 103.4 Per 1 000 live births2020: 111.1 Per 1 000 live births2021: 121.7 Per 1 000 live births2022: 134.6 Per 1 000 live births2023: 153.7 Per 1 000 live births2024: 170.5 Per 1 000 live births

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.

Analysis

Poland recorded 170.46 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Poland peaked at 170.46 Per 1 000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.52 Per 1 000 live births, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Midwives — Health and social employment in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Midwives — Health and social employment in Poland, 2003 to 2024.
Year Per 1 000 live births Change
2003 91.94 Per 1 000 live births
2004 91.27 Per 1 000 live births -0.7%
2005 90.1 Per 1 000 live births -1.3%
2006 88.36 Per 1 000 live births -1.9%
2007 84.49 Per 1 000 live births -4.4%
2008 80.51 Per 1 000 live births -4.7%
2009 78.52 Per 1 000 live births -2.5%
2010 83 Per 1 000 live births +5.7%
2011 89.1 Per 1 000 live births +7.3%
2012 91.01 Per 1 000 live births +2.1%
2013 94.23 Per 1 000 live births +3.5%
2014 94.54 Per 1 000 live births +0.3%
2015 97.76 Per 1 000 live births +3.4%
2016 96.37 Per 1 000 live births -1.4%
2017 93.77 Per 1 000 live births -2.7%
2018 98.7 Per 1 000 live births +5.3%
2019 103.44 Per 1 000 live births +4.8%
2020 111.14 Per 1 000 live births +7.4%
2021 121.7 Per 1 000 live births +9.5%
2022 134.63 Per 1 000 live births +10.6%
2023 153.71 Per 1 000 live births +14.2%
2024 170.46 Per 1 000 live births +10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.46 Per 1 000 live births 78.52 Per 1 000 live births 91.94 Per 1 000 live births 7
2010s 94.19 Per 1 000 live births 83 Per 1 000 live births 103.44 Per 1 000 live births 10
2020s 138.33 Per 1 000 live births 111.14 Per 1 000 live births 170.46 Per 1 000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Ireland 171.62 Per 1 000 live births compare
  2. 2 Belgium 152.63 Per 1 000 live births compare
  3. 3 Finland 149.47 Per 1 000 live births compare
  4. 4 Sweden 146.69 Per 1 000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is midwives — health and social employment in Poland?
Midwives — health and social employment in Poland was 170.46 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 170.46 Per 1 000 live births in 2024.
What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 78.52 Per 1 000 live births in 2009.
How does Poland rank for midwives — health and social employment?
Poland ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Midwives — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 live births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 591 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.