Nurses and midwives, total in Ethiopia in 2024 — 143,270 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 75. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 821.7%.
2003–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143,270 | — | — |
| 2022 | 153,257 | +63,078 | +69.95% |
| 2021 | 90,179 | +0 | +0% |
| 2020 | 90,179 | — | — |
| 2018 | 77,931 | −10,233 | −11.61% |
| 2017 | 88,164 | — | — |
| 2009 | 21,488 | +4,723 | +28.17% |
| 2008 | 16,765 | −1,381 | −7.61% |
| 2007 | 18,146 | +301 | +1.69% |
| 2006 | 17,845 | −964 | −5.13% |
| 2005 | 18,809 | +3,266 | +21.01% |
| 2004 | 15,543 | −1 | −0.01% |
| 2003 | 15,544 | — | — |
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.
