Number of nursing and midwifery personnel by selected categories, 1970–2024
From 1970 to 2024, the number of mid-level medical staff in the country has changed, with rows broken down by key specialties: paramedics, midwives, and total staff. Comparing these series allows for tracking the share of medical personnel in each category and shifts in the healthcare workforce structure over fifty-four years. The table provides annual data covering the entire country
Average medical personnel —
- midwives
- total
- laboratory assistants, medical laboratory technicians
- nurses
- radiology laboratory assistants
- dentists
- feldshers
- midwives
Chart of mid-level medical staff by specialty, 1970–2024
All rows relate to: Average medical personnel
Who grew, who fell: 1970 → 2024
See also
- Incidence in Russia by year long time series by year
- Infant mortality in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of doctors in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of hospital beds in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of hospitals in Russia by year long time series by year
- Сколько врачей в России: 749,9 тыс. в 2024 году, по годам indicator breakdown
- Заболеваемость в России по годам: статистика 2000–2024 indicator breakdown
- Алкоголизм в России по годам: статистика 2010–2025 indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 1970–2024. Rows: 14, periods: 29. Breakdown by categories: Total number of middle-level medical personnel; Number of middle-level medical personnel — feldshers; Number of middle-level medical personnel — midwives; Number of middle-level medical personnel — medical ...; Number of middle-level medical personnel — laboratory assistants, ... and others
Total number of middle-level medical personnel: the indicator increased from 1,243 to 1,408 over 1970–2024 — by 13.2%. The highest value was 1,844 (1990), the lowest was 1,243 (1970). This is an average annual growth of 0.23%. Up to 2010, the change was +21.4%, after — −6.71%. Of the 14 largest rows, 8 increased, 6 decreased
All table numbers are series: 14
| Series | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала - всего | 1 243,20 | 1 614,10 | 1 844,00 | 1 628,80 | 1 563,60 | 1 544,40 | 1 557,00 | 1 551,50 | 1 545,80 | 1 529,80 | 1 545,00 | 1 542,50 | 1 511,20 | 1 517,60 | 1 508,70 | 1 530,40 | 1 520,30 | 1 518,50 | 1 525,10 | 1 549,70 | 1 537,90 | 1 525,20 | 1 491,40 | 1 491,30 | 1 490,50 | 1 467,60 | 1 439,90 | 1 433,50 | 1 407,50 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — фельдшеры | 291,30 | 371,70 | 412,80 | 273,40 | 184,80 | 172,80 | 170,70 | 166,30 | 164,40 | 160,70 | 159,80 | 160,20 | 158,40 | 159,00 | 160,10 | 161,10 | 110,30 | 158,10 | 158,50 | 129,90 | 131,40 | 132,80 | 134,50 | 136,30 | 136,20 | 144,90 | 146,00 | 163,40 | 162,40 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — акушерки | 156,00 | 180,50 | 160,00 | 112,80 | 76,70 | 70,70 | 70,00 | 69,90 | 68,80 | 67,80 | 68,20 | 67,00 | 66,90 | 67,10 | 64,90 | 64,30 | 62,80 | 62,60 | 61,70 | 57,30 | 59,40 | 57,40 | 55,00 | 54,90 | 51,90 | 49,40 | 48,20 | 48,50 | 47,70 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — медицинские сестры | 591,80 | 791,60 | 993,60 | 1 003,30 | 1 013,60 | 1 020,10 | 1 039,60 | 1 042,80 | 1 046,20 | 1 045,80 | 1 061,10 | 1 060,10 | 1 038,40 | 1 044,00 | 1 038,50 | 1 057,30 | 1 065,80 | 1 066,80 | 1 078,00 | 1 069,10 | 1 063,90 | 1 064,40 | 1 064,30 | 1 066,50 | 1 069,20 | 1 045,80 | 1 024,70 | 1 020,00 | 1 003,20 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — лаборанты, медицинские лабораторные техники | 45,90 | 66,60 | 84,80 | 84,30 | 106,20 | 107,40 | 109,10 | 109,80 | 108,80 | 106,40 | 106,30 | 105,70 | 102,90 | 102,40 | 101,40 | 101,20 | 99,30 | 97,40 | 76,20 | 93,60 | 91,40 | 90,10 | 88,30 | 87,30 | 86,40 | 84,60 | 81,70 | 80,00 | 77,20 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — рентгенолаборанты | 13,40 | 19,30 | 27,60 | 26,90 | 29,30 | 29,90 | 30,80 | 31,20 | 31,40 | 31,70 | 32,20 | 32,50 | 32,40 | 33,10 | 33,50 | 34,70 | 35,20 | 35,90 | 37,20 | 37,50 | 37,80 | 38,10 | 38,90 | 39,60 | 40,90 | 41,80 | 41,70 | 43,10 | 44,00 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — зубные врачи | 30,90 | 29,10 | 27,30 | 26,10 | 25,80 | 25,50 | 25,10 | 25,00 | 25,00 | 24,90 | 25,20 | 25,00 | 22,70 | 22,30 | 22,20 | 22,10 | 37,70 | 36,80 | 35,50 | 18,60 | 18,70 | 17,20 | 16,20 | 15,30 | 14,50 | 13,60 | 13,20 | 12,80 | 11,90 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала - всего | 95,20 | 116,30 | 124,40 | 110,80 | 107,60 | 106,80 | 108,20 | 108,30 | 108,30 | 107,70 | 108,10 | 108,10 | 105,90 | 106,20 | 105,60 | 106,90 | 105,90 | 105,40 | 103,90 | 105,30 | 104,20 | 103,20 | 100,90 | 100,80 | 101,10 | 99,90 | 98,30 | 98,10 | 96,30 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — фельдшеры | 22,30 | 26,70 | 27,80 | 18,60 | 12,70 | 12,00 | 11,90 | 11,60 | 11,50 | 11,30 | 11,20 | 11,20 | 11,10 | 11,10 | 11,20 | 11,20 | 7,70 | 11,00 | 10,80 | 8,80 | 8,90 | 9,00 | 9,10 | 9,20 | 9,20 | 9,90 | 10,00 | 11,20 | 11,10 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — акушерки | 21,90 | 24,10 | 20,30 | 14,40 | 9,90 | 9,20 | 9,10 | 9,10 | 9,00 | 8,90 | 8,90 | 8,70 | 8,70 | 8,70 | 8,50 | 8,40 | 8,10 | 8,10 | 7,80 | 7,30 | 7,50 | 7,20 | 6,90 | 6,90 | 6,60 | 6,30 | 6,20 | 6,20 | 6,10 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — медицинские сестры | 45,30 | 56,90 | 67,00 | 68,20 | 69,80 | 70,60 | 72,30 | 72,80 | 73,30 | 73,60 | 74,30 | 74,30 | 72,80 | 73,10 | 72,70 | 73,80 | 74,20 | 74,10 | 73,50 | 72,60 | 72,10 | 72,00 | 72,00 | 72,10 | 72,50 | 71,20 | 70,00 | 69,80 | 68,70 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — лаборанты, медицинские лабораторные техники | 3,50 | 4,80 | 5,70 | 5,70 | 7,30 | 7,40 | 7,60 | 7,70 | 7,60 | 7,50 | 7,40 | 7,40 | 7,20 | 7,20 | 7,10 | 7,10 | 6,90 | 6,80 | 6,40 | 6,40 | 6,20 | 6,10 | 6,00 | 5,90 | 5,90 | 5,80 | 5,60 | 5,50 | 5,30 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — рентгенолаборанты | 1,00 | 1,40 | 1,90 | 1,80 | 2,00 | 2,10 | 2,10 | 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,40 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,60 | 2,60 | 2,60 | 2,70 | 2,80 | 2,80 | 2,80 | 2,90 | 3,00 |
| Численность среднего медицинского персонала — зубные врачи | 2,40 | 2,10 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,70 | 1,70 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,60 | 1,60 | 1,60 | 1,50 | 1,60 | 1,60 | 1,50 | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,20 | 1,10 | 1,00 | 1,00 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,80 |
How to read this table
The breakdown by row illustrates the contribution of each profession to the total workforce. Examining the paramedic or midwife series separately from the total shows which specific specialist groups comprise the workforce of medical organizations. Comparing annual values helps assess the scale of changes within each narrow specialization over several decades
What is visible in these numbers
Highest values: Number of middle-level medical personnel — ... (124.4), Number of middle-level medical personnel — ... (74.3), Number of middle-level medical personnel — ... (27.8). The gap between the highest and lowest is 51.8 times
Annual observations, 29 periods in the dataset. Of 406 possible values, 406 are filled (100%) — almost no empty cells remain
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Period and application
The statistical series cover the period from 1970 to 2024. Rosstat updates this data annually, enabling the tracking of long-term trends in healthcare staffing. This information is used by demographers, health economists, and government agencies for planning specialist training. The dynamics of mid-level medical staff numbers allow for assessing medical care accessibility across different decades and determining the country's actual personnel reserve
How it is calculated
Morbidity and staffing indicators are used in planning the medical network, assessing the workload on institutions, and comparing regions
As noted in the source itself: Up to 2000 — feldshers-laboratory assistants. For 2003–2010, indicators were calculated using the population size based on the 2010 All-Russia Population Census (VPS-2010); for 2011–2022, indicators were calculated based on the 2020 All-Russia Population Census (VPS-2020). The number of midwives is calculated per 10,000 women
1) До 2000 г. - фельдшеры-лаборанты.
2) За 2003-2010 г. показатели рассчитаны с использованием численности населения c учетом итогов ВПН-2010, за 2011-2022 гг. показатели рассчитаны с учетом ВПН-2020. Численность акушерок рассчитана на 10 000 женщин.
3) Без учета статистической информации по Донецкой Народной Республике (ДНР), Луганской Народной Республике (ЛНР), Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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