Number of midwives in the UK 2024| Statista

In 2024, there were over 40 thousand midwives in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). The number of midwives has, in general, increased since the beginning of the provided time interval, when there were around 36.7 thousand midwives.

Trends among other healthcare personnel in the UK

The number of medical practitioners employed in the UK amounted to approximately 318 thousand in 2024. Aside from some slight fluctuations, the number of practitioners has generally increased since 2010. The number of nurses in the UK has followed a similar pattern since 2010, with almost 506 thousand in employment in 2021, an increase of nearly 130 thousand since 2010. However, the number of nurses in 2021 decreased significantly.

Impact of Brexit

Since the UK made the decision to leave the European Union, the number of new nurses and midwives from the EEA has significantly decreased. In the year 2018/19, the number of new registrants from the EEA was less than one thousand, while almost 9.4 thousand joined from the EEA in 2015/16, which was before the referendum concerning the EU membership.

Annual number of midwives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000)

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2024

Special properties

UK households

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Numbers rounded to the nearest thousand.
Data as of March in each year
Annual population survey data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2232).

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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