Nurses and midwives, total in Nigeria in 2024 — 267,951 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 75. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 27.4%.
2003–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 267,951 | — | — |
| 2022 | 367,468 | +125,942 | +52.14% |
| 2021 | 241,526 | +157,250 | +186.59% |
| 2020 | 84,276 | −140,326 | −62.48% |
| 2019 | 224,602 | — | — |
| 2016 | 326,376 | — | — |
| 2013 | 176,195 | — | — |
| 2010 | 215,055 | +48,882 | +29.42% |
| 2009 | 166,173 | −58,770 | −26.13% |
| 2008 | 224,943 | +5,536 | +2.52% |
| 2007 | 219,407 | +5,119 | +2.39% |
| 2006 | 214,288 | +863 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 213,425 | — | — |
| 2003 | 210,306 | — | — |
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.
