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AIMS This review aims to examine the prevalence estimate of low resilience among healthcare professionals and identify the factors affecting the prevalence. BACKGROUND Healthcare professionals experience high levels of stress. Understanding the healthcare professionals' resilience may provide an insight into how they perform in a highly stressed environment. Evaluation A comprehensive search of 11 databases was conducted. Studies that provided prevalence rates for low resilience among healthcare professionals working in a healthcare setting were included. Meta-analyses, sensitivity, subgroup analyses and meta-regression were conducted. KEY ISSUES Among 27,720 studies, 41 studies (N = 17,073) across 16 countries were included. The prevalence of low resilience was 26% (95% CI: 20-32). Subgroup analyses indicated that types of resilience measures affect resilience prevalence significantly. A higher prevalence of low resilience was observed among allied health professions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East. CONCLUSIONS This review indicated the prevalence of low resilience and type of resilience measurement instruments that affected the prevalence. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT This review provides a roadmap to design tailored, discipline-specific, and sustainable resilience training for nurses. Nursing managers should monitor the working hours and workload of nursing staffing in order to provide a protective working environment.