Nurses and midwives, total in Benin in 2024 — 8,848 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 52.8%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,848 | +232 | +2.69% |
| 2023 | 8,616 | +577 | +7.18% |
| 2022 | 8,039 | +469 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 7,570 | — | — |
| 2019 | 6,878 | +413 | +6.39% |
| 2018 | 6,465 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2,611 | — | — |
| 2012 | 6,618 | +2,600 | +64.71% |
| 2011 | 4,018 | −140 | −3.37% |
| 2010 | 4,158 | — | — |
| 2008 | 7,129 | — | — |
| 2004 | 5,789 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
