# Nurses per 1000 — United States
> Latest: 13.38% (2022). Change: +0.4 pp vs 2021.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1990–2022
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SH.MED.NUMW.P3 — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.NUMW.P3?locations=US
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/nurses-per-1000/USA
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2018 | 11.59% |
| 2019 | 13.02% |
| 2020 | 12.34% |
| 2021 | 13.03% |
| 2022 | 13.38% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2022). Nurses per 1000 — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/nurses-per-1000/USA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.NUMW.P3?locations=US
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)