Nurses and midwives, total in Zambia in 2024 — 35,645 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 75. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 325.9%.
2005–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35,645 | +58 | +0.16% |
| 2023 | 35,587 | −23,590 | −39.86% |
| 2022 | 59,177 | +22,889 | +63.08% |
| 2021 | 36,288 | +5,302 | +17.11% |
| 2020 | 30,986 | +4,728 | +18.01% |
| 2019 | 26,258 | +3,375 | +14.75% |
| 2018 | 22,883 | +7,192 | +45.84% |
| 2017 | 15,691 | — | — |
| 2010 | 9,932 | +435 | +4.58% |
| 2009 | 9,497 | +406 | +4.47% |
| 2008 | 9,091 | — | — |
| 2006 | 8,369 | +0 | +0% |
| 2005 | 8,369 | — | — |
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.
