Nurses and midwives, total in Rwanda in 2024 — 18,218 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 75. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 178%.
2008–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,218 | +7,757 | +74.15% |
| 2023 | 10,461 | −4,632 | −30.69% |
| 2022 | 15,093 | +2,406 | +18.96% |
| 2021 | 12,687 | +678 | +5.65% |
| 2020 | 12,009 | +38 | +0.32% |
| 2019 | 11,971 | −2,845 | −19.2% |
| 2018 | 14,816 | — | — |
| 2016 | 12,351 | +1,116 | +9.93% |
| 2015 | 11,235 | +918 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 10,317 | — | — |
| 2011 | 6,773 | — | — |
| 2009 | 6,639 | +86 | +1.31% |
| 2008 | 6,553 | — | — |
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.
