This report will offer an updated,. Nursing and midwifery occupations represent a significant share of the female workforce. On 12 may 2025, international nurses’ day, the world health organization will launch the who state of the world’s nursing (sown) report.
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. The official global launch will take place at 13:00. 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,.
More than 80% of the world’s nurses work in countries that are home to half of the.