Nurses and midwives, total in Namibia in 2024 — 11,510 people. Ranked 44 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 87.3%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,510 | −96 | −0.83% |
| 2023 | 11,606 | −3,959 | −25.44% |
| 2022 | 15,565 | +8,393 | +117.02% |
| 2021 | 7,172 | +727 | +11.28% |
| 2020 | 6,445 | +537 | +9.09% |
| 2019 | 5,908 | +596 | +11.22% |
| 2018 | 5,312 | +459 | +9.46% |
| 2017 | 4,853 | +37 | +0.77% |
| 2016 | 4,816 | +451 | +10.33% |
| 2015 | 4,365 | +153 | +3.63% |
| 2014 | 4,212 | +102 | +2.48% |
| 2013 | 4,110 | — | — |
| 2007 | 5,750 | — | — |
| 2004 | 6,145 | — | — |
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.
