Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Angola

Angola: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.87 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.87 per 1,000 people
World rank
135th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.87 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.401 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
5
1997–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Angola, 1997–2022

0.511.521997200920221997: 0.93 per 1,000 people2004: 0.994 per 1,000 people2009: 1.3 per 1,000 people2018: 0.401 per 1,000 people2022: 1.9 per 1,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Angola recorded 1.87 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Angola peaked at 1.87 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.401 per 1,000 people, in 2018.

That places Angola 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.93 per 1,000 people 0.93 per 1,000 people 0.93 per 1,000 people 1
2000s 1.16 per 1,000 people 0.994 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people 2
2010s 0.401 per 1,000 people 0.401 per 1,000 people 0.401 per 1,000 people 1
2020s 1.87 per 1,000 people 1.87 per 1,000 people 1.87 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 132 Bhutan 2.05 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 133 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 134 Lebanon 1.92 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 136 Cape Verde 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 137 Egypt 1.79 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 138 Syria 1.76 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Angola?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Angola was 1.87 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 1.87 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0.401 per 1,000 people in 2018.
How does Angola rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Angola ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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