Nurses and midwives, total in Niger in 2023 — 11,000 people. Ranked 78 in the world out of 124. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 290.3%.
2004–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11,000 | +5,604 | +103.85% |
| 2022 | 5,396 | — | — |
| 2018 | 5,013 | — | — |
| 2016 | 5,602 | +1,525 | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 4,077 | −1,822 | −30.89% |
| 2014 | 5,899 | +1,774 | +43.01% |
| 2013 | 4,125 | — | — |
| 2009 | 3,231 | +1,116 | +52.77% |
| 2008 | 2,115 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2,818 | — | — |
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.
