Health · Western Africa

Nigeria Nurses & Midwives per 1,000

1.65as of 2022Reported+49.0% vs 2021

Number of nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2003 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodNurses & Midwives per 1,000
20221.65
20211.11
20200.39
20191.07
20180.91
20161.67
20130.97
20101.29
20091.03
20081.43
20071.43
20061.44

Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 across Africa

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CountryNurses & Midwives per 1,000Period
Kenya2.272023
South Africa6.392022
Egypt1.792018
Ghana4.112023
Ethiopia1.222022
Tanzania0.692023

Nurses & Midwives per 1,000 in every African country

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