Nurses and midwives, total in Kenya in 2024 — 68,386 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 323.5%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68,386 | −885 | −1.28% |
| 2023 | 69,271 | +7,491 | +12.13% |
| 2022 | 61,780 | +27,192 | +78.62% |
| 2021 | 34,588 | +3,758 | +12.19% |
| 2020 | 30,830 | — | — |
| 2018 | 59,901 | +6,733 | +12.66% |
| 2017 | 53,168 | +2,339 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 50,829 | +9,416 | +22.74% |
| 2015 | 41,413 | −1,898 | −4.38% |
| 2014 | 43,311 | +3,019 | +7.49% |
| 2013 | 40,292 | −21,477 | −34.77% |
| 2012 | 61,769 | +1,642 | +2.73% |
| 2011 | 60,127 | +30,449 | +102.6% |
| 2010 | 29,678 | +13,730 | +86.09% |
| 2009 | 15,948 | +1,875 | +13.32% |
| 2008 | 14,073 | — | — |
| 2004 | 16,146 | — | — |
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.
