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This report outlines the workforce characteristics of nurses and midwives in 2012. Between 2008 and 2012, the number of nurses and midwives employed in nursing or midwifery increased by 7.5 per cent, from 269,909 to 290,144. During this period, nursing and midwifery supply increased by 0.5 per cent, from 1,117.8 to 1,123.6 full-time equivalent nurses and midwives per 100,000 population. In 2012, the proportion of employed nurses and midwives aged 50 or older was 39.1 per cent, an increase from 35.1 per cent in 2008.