Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Côte d'Ivoire

Nurses and midwives, total in Côte d'Ivoire in 2024 — 31,723 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 211.6%.

2024 31,723 people +28.37% vs 2023
World rank 29of 75
Period maximum 31,723 people2024
Period minimum 8,988 people2005

Trend over time

2004–2024 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Côte d'Ivoire, 2004–2024010,00020,00030,00040,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 10,180 people2005: 8,988 people2008: 9,231 people2011: 9,714 people2013: 12,631 people2014: 14,168 people2015: 10,891 people2016: 12,132 people2017: 13,583 people2018: 15,163 people2019: 18,193 people2020: 19,738 people2021: 20,021 people2022: 20,914 people2023: 24,712 people2024: 31,723 people
Change over the period: +21,543 (+211.62%) Average annual rate: 5.85 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire 31,723 people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.35M people
Western Africa computed 501,528 people
Nurses and midwives, total — Côte d'Ivoire, by year Côte d'Ivoire All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 31,723 +7,011 +28.37%
2023 24,712 +3,798 +18.16%
2022 20,914 +893 +4.46%
2021 20,021 +283 +1.43%
2020 19,738 +1,545 +8.49%
2019 18,193 +3,030 +19.98%
2018 15,163 +1,580 +11.63%
2017 13,583 +1,451 +11.96%
2016 12,132 +1,241 +11.39%
2015 10,891 −3,277 −23.13%
2014 14,168 +1,537 +12.17%
2013 12,631
2011 9,714
2008 9,231
2005 8,988 −1,192 −11.71%
2004 10,180

About the indicator

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.