The World Health Organization recently released the updated, 2025 edition of the State of the World’s Nursing Report, which provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the global nursing workforce. This report, built upon the 2020 edition, provides a comprehensive description of the world's nursing workforce. It features new indicators on critical areas for nursing, such as education capacity, advanced practice nursing and remuneration.

Two of Sigma's United Nations Liaisons, Siobhan O'Connor and Charlotte McArdle, contributed to this report.

Read the report now to learn how you can help advocate for global nursing excellence.