Practising midwives | Number of persons (head counts) | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Austria | | 1 522 | 1 579 | 1 650 | 1 671 | 1 658 | 1 705 | 1 737 | 1 785 | 1 818 | 1 856 | 1 907 | 1 945 | 1 975 | 2 068 | 2 100 | 2 139 | 2 226 | 2 269 | 2 338 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 574 | 4 788 | 4 997 | 5 133 | 5 344 | 5 572 | 5 892 | 6 178 | 6 462 | 6 711 | 6 973 | .. | .. | 7 822 | .. | .. |
| Czech Republic | | | 4 895 | 4 949 | 4 772 | | 4 319 | 4 226 | 4 322 | 4 305 | 4 360 | 4 437 | 4 479 | 4 474 | 4 380 | | 4 294 | | 3 965 | 4 110 | .. |
| Denmark | | 1 252 | 1 315 | 1 325 | 1 297 | 1 304 | 1 338 | 1 383 | 1 420 | 1 491 | 1 565 | 1 610 | 1 632 | 1 703 | 1 803 | 1 837 | 1 888 | 1 947 | 2 018 | 2 092 | .. |
| Estonia | | 507 | 453 | 422 | 403 | 406 | | 413 | 400 | 402 | 387 | 370 | 381 | 387 | | 442 | 451 | 440 | 455 | 456 | .. |
| Finland | | 1 476 | .. | .. | .. | 1 825 | 1 892 | 2 068 | 1 971 | 2 068 | 2 056 | 2 166 | 2 226 | 2 260 | 2 297 | 2 283 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| France | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 516 | 20 215 | 20 970 | 21 608 | 22 285 | 22 761 | 22 782 | 22 913 | .. |
Germany | | 17 000 | 17 000 | 17 000 | 18 000 | 18 000 | 19 000 | 19 000 | 20 000 | 20 000 | 21 000 | 21 000 | 22 000 | 22 000 | 22 000 | 23 000 | 23 000 | 23 000 | 24 000 | | .. |
| Greece | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
| Hungary | | 2 104 | 2 036 | 2 076 | 2 032 | 1 965 | 2 001 | 1 974 | 1 599 | 1 652 | 1 708 | 1 750 | 1 746 | 1 716 | 1 671 | 1 667 | 1 694 | 1 628 | | 2 439 | .. |
| Iceland | | 206 | 219 | 208 | 216 | 224 | 232 | 240 | 245 | 250 | 250 | 250 | | 256 | 264 | 270 | 275 | 265 | 275 | 285 | 288 |
| Italy | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | |
| Japan | | .. | .. | 21 734 | .. | 22 610 | .. | 23 202 | .. | 24 777 | .. | 26 389 | .. | 28 350 | .. | 30 337 | .. | 31 734 | .. | 32 366 | .. |
| Korea | | .. | .. | .. | 1 407 | 1 393 | 1 361 | 1 321 | 1 331 | 1 275 | 1 289 | 1 205 | 1 166 | 1 153 | 1 096 | 1 051 | 1 009 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Latvia | | 482 | 474 | 470 | 462 | 472 | | 499 | 479 | 473 | 445 | 408 | 405 | 396 | 395 | 391 | 398 | 403 | 399 | 396 | .. |
| Lithuania | | 1 376 | 1 345 | 1 235 | 1 127 | 1 076 | 1 018 | 968 | 945 | 929 | 903 | 887 | 896 | 894 | 902 | 906 | 912 | 921 | 903 | 884 | .. |
| Luxembourg | | 97 | 95 | 103 | | 123 | | 154 | 164 | 168 | 177 | 184 | 188 | 195 | 203 | 195 | 207 | 211 | 214 | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | | 1 651 | 1 748 | 1 871 | 2 013 | 2 106 | 2 243 | 2 305 | 2 359 | 2 503 | 2 586 | 2 681 | 2 763 | 2 888 | 3 430 | | 3 730 | 3 885 | 4 086 | 4 192 | .. |
| New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 286 | 2 444 | 2 396 | 2 465 | 2 429 | 2 528 | 2 526 | 2 379 | 2 569 | 2 601 | 2 586 | 2 642 | 2 687 | .. |
| Norway | | .. | .. | 2 193 | 2 200 | 2 252 | 2 274 | 2 295 | 2 346 | 2 414 | | 2 571 | 2 652 | 2 722 | 2 762 | 2 843 | | 2 943 | 2 937 | 2 946 | 2 961 |
| Poland | | 21 997 | 21 843 | 21 743 | 21 129 | | 21 008 | 21 059 | 21 855 | 22 245 | 22 387 | 22 616 | 22 713 | .. | 22 833 | 22 381 | 22 464 | 22 885 | 22 742 | .. | .. |
| Slovenia | | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 46 | 61 | 73 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 107 | 116 | 124 | 140 | 155 | 181 | 206 | 236 | .. |
| Sweden | | 6 072 | 6 208 | 6 289 | 6 350 | 6 470 | 6 509 | 6 577 | 6 627 | 6 704 | 6 862 | 7 000 | 6 997 | 7 138 | 7 179 | 7 231 | 7 333 | 7 444 | 7 577 | .. | .. |
| Switzerland | | 2 033 | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | 2 323 | 2 457 | 2 500 | 2 444 | 2 593 | 2 683 | 2 676 | 2 774 | .. |
| United Kingdom | | 26 669 | 27 397 | 27 601 | 28 291 | 29 024 | 29 314 | 29 274 | 29 466 | 29 892 | | 30 187 | 30 310 | 30 664 | 31 003 | 31 366 | 31 370 | 31 317 | 31 568 | 31 500 | .. |
| Density per 1 000 population (head counts) | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Austria | | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.6 | 0.62 | .. | .. | 0.69 | .. | .. |
| Czech Republic | | | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.47 | | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | | 0.41 | | 0.37 | 0.39 | .. |
| Denmark | | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | .. |
| Estonia | | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.3 | | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.34 | .. |
| Finland | | 0.29 | .. | .. | .. | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.4 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| France | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | .. |
Germany | | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | | .. |
| Greece | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
| Hungary | | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | | 0.25 | .. |
| Iceland | | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.79 | | 0.8 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.8 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Italy | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | |
| Japan | | .. | .. | 0.17 | .. | 0.18 | .. | 0.18 | .. | 0.19 | .. | 0.21 | .. | 0.22 | .. | 0.24 | .. | 0.25 | .. | 0.26 | .. |
| Korea | | .. | .. | .. | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Latvia | | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.21 | | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | .. |
| Lithuania | | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | .. |
| Luxembourg | | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | | 0.27 | | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.2 | | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | .. |
| New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | .. |
| Norway | | .. | .. | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.5 | 0.51 | | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.56 |
| Poland | | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.55 | | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.6 | .. | 0.6 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .. | .. |
| Slovenia | | .. | .. | .. | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.11 | .. |
| Sweden | | 0.68 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | .. | .. |
| Switzerland | | 0.28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | .. |
| United Kingdom | | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.47 | .. |
| Per 1 000 live births | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | .. | .. |
| Austria | | 19.45 | 20.93 | 21.05 | 21.72 | 21 | 21.81 | 22.29 | 23.41 | 23.38 | 24.31 | 24.22 | 24.9 | 25.02 | 26.07 | 25.7 | 25.35 | 25.39 | 25.89 | 27.33 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39 | 40.03 | 40.78 | 41.36 | 42.01 | 43.81 | 45.29 | 48 | 50.46 | 53.43 | 55.78 | .. | .. | 65.35 | .. | .. |
| Czech Republic | | | 53.96 | 53.34 | 50.94 | | 42.26 | 39.93 | 37.7 | 36 | 36.84 | 37.87 | 41.22 | 41.21 | 41.03 | | 38.77 | | 34.66 | 36.04 | .. |
| Denmark | | 18.66 | 20.09 | 20.66 | 20.05 | 20.18 | 20.81 | 21.28 | 22.16 | 22.93 | 24.91 | 25.39 | 27.66 | 29.4 | 32.27 | 32.3 | 32.44 | 31.6 | 32.87 | 34.03 | .. |
| Estonia | | 38.8 | 35.86 | 32.46 | 30.91 | 29.02 | | 27.76 | 25.36 | 25.08 | 24.55 | 23.38 | 25.96 | 27.53 | | 32.62 | 32.43 | 31.31 | 33.01 | 31.74 | .. |
| Finland | | 26.01 | .. | .. | .. | 31.6 | 32.76 | 35.15 | 33.56 | 34.74 | 34.02 | 35.52 | 37.12 | 37.99 | 39.51 | 39.89 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| France | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.68 | 24.6 | 25.81 | 26.37 | 27.87 | 29.02 | 29.59 | 30.18 | .. |
Germany | | 22.16 | 23.15 | 23.64 | 25.47 | 25.51 | 27.71 | 28.24 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 31.57 | 30.98 | 33.2 | 32.66 | 32.25 | 32.17 | 31.18 | 29.04 | 30.58 | | .. |
| Greece | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | .. |
| Hungary | | 21.56 | 20.98 | 21.45 | 21.47 | 20.65 | 20.52 | 19.77 | 16.38 | 16.66 | 17.71 | 19.37 | 19.83 | 19.01 | 18.67 | 17.87 | 18.39 | 17.07 | | 26.09 | .. |
| Iceland | | 47.74 | 53.53 | 51.37 | 52.14 | 52.91 | 54.21 | 54.36 | 53.73 | 51.71 | 49.74 | 50.95 | | 56.47 | 61.03 | 61.71 | 66.6 | 65.69 | 67.55 | 67.41 | .. |
| Italy | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Japan | | .. | .. | 18.84 | .. | 20.36 | .. | 21.23 | .. | 22.71 | .. | 24.63 | .. | 27.33 | .. | 30.23 | .. | 32.48 | .. | 35.24 | .. |
| Korea | | .. | .. | .. | 2.85 | 2.93 | 3.11 | 2.95 | 2.7 | 2.74 | 2.9 | 2.56 | 2.47 | 2.38 | 2.51 | 2.41 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Latvia | | 23.74 | 24.03 | 23.35 | 21.84 | 22.97 | | 21.82 | 19.99 | 19.39 | 20.19 | 20.63 | 21.51 | 19.9 | 19.18 | 17.98 | 18.11 | 18.34 | 19.16 | 20.5 | .. |
| Lithuania | | 40.29 | 43.13 | 41.81 | 37.6 | 36.14 | 34.5 | 32.7 | 31.48 | 29.46 | 28.07 | 28.92 | 29.6 | 29.35 | 30.18 | 29.83 | 28.98 | 30.08 | 31.47 | 31.4 | .. |
| Luxembourg | | 16.95 | 17.4 | 19.27 | | 22.56 | | 27.93 | 29.94 | 30.02 | 31.39 | 31.32 | 33.34 | 32.36 | 33.2 | 32.13 | 33.85 | 34.88 | 34.66 | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | | 7.99 | 8.63 | 9.26 | 10.05 | 10.86 | 11.94 | 12.46 | 13.01 | 13.56 | 13.98 | 14.54 | 15.34 | 16.41 | 20.02 | | 21.88 | 22.52 | 24.06 | 24.87 | .. |
| New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38.62 | 38.16 | 37.24 | 39.41 | 38.01 | 41.17 | 41.29 | 40.52 | 44.88 | 42.61 | 43.52 | 44.32 | 46.31 | .. |
| Norway | | .. | .. | 39.56 | 38.97 | 39.54 | 40.07 | 39.2 | 40.13 | 39.9 | | 41.84 | 44.04 | 45.17 | 46.91 | 48.21 | | 49.97 | 51.86 | 53.45 | .. |
| Poland | | 58.14 | 59.32 | 61.46 | 60.18 | | 57.65 | 56.27 | 56.35 | 53.67 | 53.61 | 54.72 | 58.48 | .. | 61.78 | 59.66 | 60.83 | 59.87 | 56.57 | .. | .. |
| Slovenia | | .. | .. | .. | 1.85 | 2.56 | 3.36 | 3.86 | 3.78 | 3.9 | 4.12 | 4.48 | 4.88 | 5.29 | 5.87 | 6.61 | 7.51 | 8.9 | 10.18 | 12.05 | .. |
| Sweden | | 67.14 | 67.87 | 65.64 | 64.04 | 64.11 | 64.23 | 62.1 | 61.69 | 61.34 | 61.38 | 60.53 | 62.6 | 63.07 | 63.2 | 62.93 | 63.84 | 63.39 | 65.65 | .. | .. |
| Switzerland | | 25.91 | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | 28.75 | 29.9 | 30.22 | 28.66 | 29.96 | 30.53 | 30.62 | 31.58 | .. |
| United Kingdom | | 39.28 | 40.94 | 41.27 | 40.67 | 40.54 | 40.57 | 39.11 | 38.16 | 37.63 | | 37.39 | 37.52 | 37.72 | 39.83 | 40.42 | 40.39 | 40.44 | 41.83 | 43.1 | .. |
Professionally active midwives | Number of persons (head counts) | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Austria | | 1 522 | 1 579 | 1 650 | 1 671 | 1 658 | 1 705 | 1 737 | 1 785 | 1 818 | 1 856 | 1 907 | 1 945 | 1 975 | 2 068 | 2 100 | 2 139 | 2 226 | 2 269 | 2 338 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 639 | 5 956 | 6 183 | 6 434 | 6 681 | 7 005 | 7 327 | 7 632 | 8 000 | 8 324 | 8 671 | .. | .. | 9 757 | .. | .. |
| Canada | | 356 | 374 | 423 | 454 | 526 | 525 | 632 | 645 | 748 | 838 | 917 | 985 | 1 092 | 1 188 | | 1 288 | 1 435 | 1 548 | 1 615 | .. |
| Denmark | | 1 290 | 1 363 | 1 372 | 1 376 | 1 389 | 1 431 | 1 502 | 1 539 | 1 573 | 1 636 | 1 689 | 1 703 | 1 787 | 1 881 | 1 929 | 1 990 | 2 062 | 2 150 | 2 255 | .. |
| Finland | | 3 180 | 3 195 | 3 285 | 3 345 | 3 385 | 3 930 | 3 837 | 3 802 | 3 735 | 3 745 | 3 745 | 3 689 | 3 771 | 3 838 | 3 855 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| France | | 15 263 | 15 688 | 16 280 | 16 765 | 17 215 | 17 695 | 18 237 | 18 755 | 19 651 | 20 040 | | 19 535 | 20 235 | 20 991 | 21 632 | 22 312 | 22 787 | 22 812 | 22 941 | .. |
Germany | | 17 000 | 17 000 | 18 000 | 19 000 | 19 000 | 20 000 | 20 000 | 20 000 | 21 000 | 21 000 | 22 000 | 22 000 | 22 000 | 23 000 | 23 000 | 24 000 | 24 000 | 24 000 | | .. |
| Iceland | | 206 | 219 | 208 | 216 | 224 | 232 | 240 | 245 | 250 | 250 | 250 | | 256 | 264 | 270 | 275 | 265 | 275 | 285 | 288 |
| Ireland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Israel | | 1 421 | 1 429 | 1 493 | 1 533 | 1 495 | 1 452 | 1 491 | 1 495 | 1 537 | 1 554 | 1 597 | 1 702 | 1 741 | 1 792 | 1 832 | 1 966 | 2 010 | 2 042 | 2 094 | 2 213 |
| Italy | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Japan | | .. | .. | 24 340 | .. | 25 257 | .. | 25 775 | .. | 27 789 | .. | 29 672 | .. | 31 835 | .. | 33 956 | .. | 35 774 | .. | 36 911 | .. |
| Latvia | | 582 | 548 | 527 | 535 | 536 | | 540 | 549 | 579 | 448 | 408 | 405 | 396 | 395 | 391 | 398 | 403 | 399 | 396 | .. |
| Lithuania | | 1 380 | 1 350 | 1 239 | 1 132 | 1 081 | 1 022 | 971 | 947 | 932 | 907 | 890 | 897 | 897 | 903 | 907 | 912 | 922 | 904 | 884 | .. |
| Luxembourg | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 159 | 159 | 164 | 177 | 186 | 186 | 190 | 198 | 206 | 198 | 210 | 214 | 217 | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | | 1 825 | 1 940 | 2 055 | 2 155 | 2 285 | 2 465 | 2 640 | 2 765 | 2 900 | 3 070 | 3 200 | 3 264 | 3 549 | 3 676 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 358 | 2 511 | 2 471 | 2 547 | 2 639 | 2 586 | 2 765 | 2 627 | 2 823 | 2 858 | 2 951 | 2 929 | 2 991 | .. |
| Norway | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 800 | 2 870 | 2 871 | 2 959 | 3 054 | 3 078 | 3 154 | | 3 247 | 3 264 | 3 236 | 3 275 |
| Poland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 202 | 21 428 | 21 234 | 21 901 | 22 459 | 22 432 | 22 674 | 22 805 | .. | 22 985 | 22 533 | 22 571 | 23 068 | 22 936 | .. | .. |
| Portugal | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 512 | 1 637 | 1 694 | 1 895 | 2 029 | 2 171 | 2 327 | 2 377 | 2 448 | 2 493 | 2 548 | 2 595 | 2 690 | 2 782 | 2 896 | .. |
| Slovak Republic | | .. | .. | 1 087 | 1 456 | 1 739 | 1 719 | 1 552 | 1 659 | 1 761 | 1 769 | 1 874 | 1 837 | 1 765 | 1 775 | 1 795 | 1 760 | 1 834 | 1 736 | 1 742 | .. |
| Slovenia | | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 49 | 65 | 77 | 82 | 95 | 98 | 108 | 114 | 119 | 130 | 145 | 160 | 186 | 211 | 245 | .. |
| Sweden | | 6 285 | 6 439 | 6 527 | 6 595 | 6 724 | 6 794 | 6 866 | 6 936 | 7 014 | 7 141 | 7 272 | 7 314 | 7 479 | 7 556 | 7 617 | 7 688 | 7 814 | 7 931 | .. | .. |
| Turkey | | 41 594 | 41 691 | 41 479 | 41 662 | 43 229 | 43 541 | 44 483 | 47 175 | 47 673 | 49 357 | 50 343 | 51 905 | 53 466 | 53 427 | 52 838 | 53 086 | 52 456 | 53 741 | | .. |
| Density per 1 000 population (head counts) | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Austria | | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.77 | .. | .. | 0.86 | .. | .. |
| Canada | | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | .. |
| Denmark | | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | .. |
| Finland | | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.68 | 0.7 | 0.71 | 0.71 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| France | | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | .. |
Germany | | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | | .. |
| Iceland | | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.79 | | 0.8 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.8 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| Ireland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Israel | | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | .. |
| Italy | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Japan | | .. | .. | 0.19 | .. | 0.2 | .. | 0.2 | .. | 0.22 | .. | 0.23 | .. | 0.25 | .. | 0.27 | .. | 0.28 | .. | 0.29 | .. |
| Latvia | | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | .. |
| Lithuania | | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | .. |
| Luxembourg | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.62 | .. |
| Norway | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.6 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 |
| Poland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .. | 0.6 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.6 | .. | .. |
| Portugal | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | .. |
| Slovak Republic | | .. | .. | 0.2 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.32 | .. |
| Slovenia | | .. | .. | .. | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.12 | .. |
| Sweden | | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | .. | .. |
| Turkey | | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.7 | 0.71 | 0.7 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.67 | | .. |
| Per 1 000 live births | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | .. | .. |
| Austria | | 19.45 | 20.93 | 21.05 | 21.72 | 21 | 21.81 | 22.29 | 23.41 | 23.38 | 24.31 | 24.22 | 24.9 | 25.02 | 26.07 | 25.7 | 25.35 | 25.39 | 25.89 | 27.33 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48.08 | 49.79 | 50.46 | 51.85 | 52.52 | 55.07 | 56.32 | 59.3 | 62.48 | 66.27 | 69.36 | .. | .. | 81.52 | .. | .. |
| Canada | | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.98 | 2.2 | 2.43 | 2.61 | 2.86 | 3.12 | | 3.37 | 3.75 | 4.11 | .. | .. |
| Denmark | | 19.23 | 20.82 | 21.39 | 21.27 | 21.5 | 22.26 | 23.11 | 24.02 | 24.19 | 26.04 | 26.64 | 28.87 | 30.86 | 33.67 | 33.92 | 34.19 | 33.47 | 35.02 | 36.68 | .. |
| Finland | | 56.04 | 56.86 | 59.13 | 59.07 | 58.61 | 68.06 | 65.21 | 64.74 | 62.74 | 61.97 | 61.41 | 61.52 | 63.39 | 66.02 | 67.36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| France | | 18.88 | 19.51 | 20.51 | 21.12 | 21.51 | 21.91 | 21.96 | 22.88 | 23.7 | 24.27 | | 23.7 | 24.62 | 25.84 | 26.4 | 27.9 | 29.05 | 29.62 | 30.22 | .. |
Germany | | 22.16 | 23.15 | 25.03 | 26.88 | 26.93 | 29.16 | 29.73 | 29.2 | 30.77 | 31.57 | 32.45 | 33.2 | 32.66 | 33.72 | 32.17 | 32.54 | 30.3 | 30.58 | | .. |
| Iceland | | 47.74 | 53.53 | 51.37 | 52.14 | 52.91 | 54.21 | 54.36 | 53.73 | 51.71 | 49.74 | 50.95 | | 56.47 | 61.03 | 61.71 | 66.6 | 65.69 | 67.55 | 67.41 | .. |
| Ireland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Israel | | 10.42 | 10.46 | 10.7 | 10.58 | 10.3 | 10.09 | 10.06 | 9.86 | 9.79 | 9.65 | 9.61 | 10.23 | 10.18 | 10.45 | 10.38 | 11 | 11.08 | 11.12 | 11.37 | .. |
| Italy | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Japan | | .. | .. | 21.09 | .. | 22.74 | .. | 23.59 | .. | 25.47 | .. | 27.7 | .. | 30.69 | .. | 33.84 | .. | 36.62 | .. | 40.19 | .. |
| Latvia | | 28.67 | 27.78 | 26.18 | 25.29 | 26.08 | | 23.61 | 22.92 | 23.73 | 20.32 | 20.63 | 21.51 | 19.9 | 19.18 | 17.98 | 18.11 | 18.34 | 19.16 | 20.5 | .. |
| Lithuania | | 40.41 | 43.29 | 41.94 | 37.76 | 36.31 | 34.63 | 32.8 | 31.55 | 29.55 | 28.2 | 29.01 | 29.64 | 29.45 | 30.22 | 29.87 | 28.98 | 30.11 | 31.5 | 31.4 | .. |
| Luxembourg | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29.6 | 28.84 | 29.94 | 31.63 | 32.99 | 31.66 | 33.69 | 32.86 | 33.69 | 32.62 | 34.34 | 35.37 | 35.15 | .. | .. |
| Netherlands | | 8.83 | 9.58 | 10.17 | 10.76 | 11.78 | 13.12 | 14.27 | 15.25 | 15.71 | 16.6 | 17.35 | 18.13 | 20.17 | 21.45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New Zealand | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39.84 | 39.21 | 38.4 | 40.72 | 41.3 | 42.12 | 45.2 | 44.74 | 49.32 | 46.82 | 49.66 | 49.14 | 51.55 | .. |
| Norway | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46.28 | 46.43 | 46.73 | 49.14 | 50.68 | 52.28 | 53.48 | | 55.14 | 57.63 | 58.71 | .. |
| Poland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 62.34 | 58.81 | 56.74 | 56.46 | 54.18 | 53.72 | 54.86 | 58.71 | .. | 62.19 | 60.06 | 61.12 | 60.35 | 57.06 | .. | .. |
| Portugal | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13.83 | 14.96 | 16.06 | 18.49 | 19.4 | 21.82 | 22.95 | 24.54 | 27.25 | 30.11 | 30.93 | 30.35 | 30.87 | 32.29 | 33.28 | .. |
| Slovak Republic | | .. | .. | 21.38 | 28.16 | 32.36 | 31.58 | 28.79 | 30.48 | 30.7 | 28.9 | 31.02 | 30.21 | 31.78 | 32.38 | 32.62 | 31.65 | 31.86 | 29.95 | 30.22 | .. |
| Slovenia | | .. | .. | .. | 2.02 | 2.73 | 3.58 | 4.07 | 4.14 | 4.35 | 4.48 | 4.83 | 5.19 | 5.42 | 6.16 | 6.85 | 7.75 | 9.14 | 10.42 | 12.51 | .. |
| Sweden | | 69.49 | 70.4 | 68.12 | 66.51 | 66.62 | 67.04 | 64.83 | 64.57 | 64.17 | 63.87 | 62.88 | 65.44 | 66.08 | 66.52 | 66.29 | 66.93 | 66.54 | 68.72 | .. | .. |
| Turkey | | 29.95 | 31.51 | 33.72 | 34.75 | 35.38 | 35 | 35.44 | 37.25 | 37.77 | 39.07 | 40.63 | 41.81 | 41.77 | 41.64 | 39.5 | 40.04 | 40.05 | 41.63 | | .. |
Midwives licensed to practice | Number of persons (head counts) | Australia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | | .. |
| Austria | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 173 | 2 211 | 2 265 | 2 357 | 2 417 | 2 488 | .. |
| Belgium | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 921 | 8 160 | 8 456 | 8 699 | 9 019 | 9 377 | 9 758 | 10 188 | 10 666 | 11 164 | 11 663 | | 11 808 | 12 417 | 12 953 | 13 513 |
| Canada | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | | | | .. |
| Chile | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 091 | 7 259 | 8 700 | 9 884 | 10 885 | 11 497 | 11 595 | 12 257 | 13 136 | .. |
| Czech Republic | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 543 | 5 721 | 5 920 | 6 110 | 6 292 | 6 618 | 6 255 | 6 485 | 5 959 | 5 760 | | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | | 1 914 | 1 980 | 2 054 | 2 121 | 2 162 | 2 228 | 2 319 | 2 415 | 2 509 | 2 634 | 2 782 | 2 909 | 3 033 | 3 152 | 3 293 | 3 414 | 3 549 | 3 685 | 3 823 | .. |
| Estonia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 477 | 517 | 550 | 586 | 610 | 640 | 681 | 718 | 769 | 817 | 868 | 898 | 942 | 972 | .. |
| Finland | | | 6 284 | 6 360 | 6 421 | 6 455 | | 6 514 | 6 548 | 6 555 | 6 643 | 6 671 | 6 755 | 6 824 | 6 908 | 6 961 | 7 041 | 7 042 | 7 118 | 7 210 | .. |
| Hungary | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 289 | 5 482 | 5 633 | 5 787 | 5 922 | 6 025 | .. |
| Iceland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 383 | 393 | 397 | 416 | 438 | 448 | 460 | 466 | 480 | 489 | 496 | 509 | | 519 | 529 | 539 |
| Ireland | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | |
Israel | | 1 651 | 1 698 | 1 788 | 1 861 | 1 856 | 1 848 | 1 922 | 1 951 | 2 010 | 2 054 | 2 122 | 2 252 | 2 324 | 2 402 | 2 471 | 2 558 | 2 620 | 2 693 | 2 770 | 2 915 |