Midwives — Health and social employment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Midwives — Health and social employment was 55.8 Per 1 000 live births in 2020. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in United Kingdom, 2015–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 55.8 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Midwives — Health and social employment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.35 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2016 | 43.43 Per 1 000 live births | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.66 Per 1 000 live births | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 49.81 Per 1 000 live births | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 52.33 Per 1 000 live births | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 55.8 Per 1 000 live births | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.72 Per 1 000 live births | 41.35 Per 1 000 live births | 52.33 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.8 Per 1 000 live births | 55.8 Per 1 000 live births | 55.8 Per 1 000 live births | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in United Kingdom?
- Midwives — health and social employment in United Kingdom was 55.8 Per 1 000 live births in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest midwives — health and social employment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8 Per 1 000 live births in 2020.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.35 Per 1 000 live births in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.