{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fi-midwives-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-midwives-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fi-midwives-per-100k/","title":"Finland Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants (2025)","description":"Finland's Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants: 39.6 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, -1.6% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2005–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Finland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Finland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Finland Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Finland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Finland (2025)","value":"39.6","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.6%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Finland Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":34.73},{"period":"2006","value":35.19},{"period":"2007","value":35.59},{"period":"2008","value":37.36},{"period":"2009","value":37.85},{"period":"2010","value":39.64},{"period":"2011","value":40.31},{"period":"2012","value":40.95},{"period":"2013","value":41.68},{"period":"2014","value":41.2},{"period":"2015","value":41.46},{"period":"2016","value":41.38},{"period":"2017","value":42.81},{"period":"2018","value":43.08},{"period":"2019","value":40.64},{"period":"2020","value":41.52},{"period":"2021","value":40.82},{"period":"2022","value":40.19},{"period":"2023","value":39.52},{"period":"2024","value":40.25},{"period":"2025","value":39.62}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"39.6","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"40.3","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"39.5","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"40.2","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"40.8","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"41.5","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"40.6","yoyChange":"-5.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"43.1","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"42.8","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"41.4","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"41.5","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"41.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"40.3","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"39.6","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"37.9","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"37.4","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"35.6","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"35.2","yoyChange":"+1.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising midwives per 100,000 inhabitants in Finland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 43.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 34.7 in 2005. The latest reading of 39.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.7."}]}