Nurses and midwives, total in Ghana in 2024 — 143,646 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 628.9%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143,646 | +4,790 | +3.45% |
| 2023 | 138,856 | −9,230 | −6.23% |
| 2022 | 148,086 | +35,801 | +31.88% |
| 2021 | 112,285 | +16,496 | +17.22% |
| 2020 | 95,789 | +13,327 | +16.16% |
| 2019 | 82,462 | −53,051 | −39.15% |
| 2018 | 135,513 | +67,351 | +98.81% |
| 2017 | 68,162 | +7,895 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 60,267 | +4,520 | +8.11% |
| 2015 | 55,747 | +18,343 | +49.04% |
| 2014 | 37,404 | — | — |
| 2010 | 26,287 | −2,525 | −8.76% |
| 2009 | 28,812 | +5,978 | +26.18% |
| 2008 | 22,834 | — | — |
| 2004 | 19,707 | — | — |
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.
