Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Nurses play a critical role in health care and are often the unsung heroes in health care facilities and emergency response. They are ...

Nursing and midwifery - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nursing and midwifery occupations represent a significant share of the female workforce. More than 80% of the world’s nurses work in countries that are home to half of the world’s population.

State of the world's nursing report 2025
The 2025 edition of the State of the world’s nursing provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the nursing workforce. The report features new indicators on critical areas for nursing, such as education capacity, advanced practice nursing and remuneration.

Nursing workforce grows, but inequities threaten global health goals
The global nursing workforce has grown from 27.9 million in 2018 to 29.8 million in 2023, but wide disparities in the availability of nurses remain across regions and countries, according to the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Council of Nurses (ICN) and partners.

State of the world's nursing 2020: investing in education, jobs and ...
The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date (as of 2020) evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce.

护理人力增长，但不平等威胁全球卫生目标
根据世界卫生组织、国际护士理事会及其合作伙伴发布的《2025年世界护理状况》报告，全球护士队伍已从2018年的2790万人增长到2023年的2980万人，但各区域和国家的护士充足水平仍存在巨大差异。全球护理人员队伍的不平等使世界上许多人无法获得基本卫生服务，这可能威胁到在实现全民健康覆盖 ...

Countries advance “Nursing Action” initiative to tackle nurse shortages ...
The retention of nurses in Member States of the WHO European Region is central to “Nursing Action”, a landmark European Union (EU)-funded initiative aimed at strengthening the nursing workforce across the EU and Norway and ultimately improving people’s health.

Webinar - State of the World's Nursing 2025 (SoWN 2025) report
WHO is currently developing the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 (SoWN 2025) report, which will be launched on 12 May 2025. This report will offer an updated, comprehensive analysis of the nursing workforce at national, regional, and global levels. This report is built on the SoWN 2020 report that provided critical insights and informed policy decisions on optimizing nurses’ roles and ...