{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-midwives-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-midwives-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-midwives-per-100k/","title":"Ireland Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants (2025)","description":"Ireland's Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants: 80.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, -1.3% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2021–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2021/2025","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland 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":"2021–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"5"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"80.3","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.3%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"5","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Practising Midwives per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":5,"observations":[{"period":"2021","value":85.63},{"period":"2022","value":80.76},{"period":"2023","value":80.03},{"period":"2024","value":81.34},{"period":"2025","value":80.27}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"80.3","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"81.3","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"80.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"80.8","yoyChange":"-5.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"85.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising midwives per 100,000 inhabitants in Ireland 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 2021–2025 (5 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 85.6 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 80 in 2023. The latest reading of 80.3 in 2025 represents a change of -1."}]}