Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Benin
Benin: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.611 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Benin, 2004–2023
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
Benin recorded 0.611 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Benin peaked at 0.773 per 1,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.223 per 1,000 people, in 2016.
Benin ranks 174th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.71 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.773 per 1,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.424 per 1,000 people | -45.1% |
| 2011 | 0.398 per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.637 per 1,000 people | +60.1% |
| 2013 | 0.565 per 1,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.223 per 1,000 people | -60.5% |
| 2018 | 0.522 per 1,000 people | +134.1% |
| 2019 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.564 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.578 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.611 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.611 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.611 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7415 per 1,000 people | 0.71 per 1,000 people | 0.773 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4727 per 1,000 people | 0.223 per 1,000 people | 0.637 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5843 per 1,000 people | 0.564 per 1,000 people | 0.611 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Benin?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Benin was 0.611 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.773 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.223 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Benin ranks 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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