Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Burundi

Burundi: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.794 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.794 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.963 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.189 per 1,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
14
2004–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Burundi, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.189 per 1,000 people2010: 0.637 per 1,000 people2011: 0.615 per 1,000 people2012: 0.646 per 1,000 people2013: 0.633 per 1,000 people2014: 0.634 per 1,000 people2015: 0.613 per 1,000 people2017: 0.802 per 1,000 people2018: 0.772 per 1,000 people2019: 0.644 per 1,000 people2020: 0.946 per 1,000 people2021: 0.963 per 1,000 people2022: 0.74 per 1,000 people2023: 0.794 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

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Burundi is 0.794 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Burundi peaked at 0.963 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.189 per 1,000 people, in 2004.

That places Burundi 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.189 per 1,000 people 0.189 per 1,000 people 0.189 per 1,000 people 1
2010s 0.6662 per 1,000 people 0.613 per 1,000 people 0.802 per 1,000 people 9
2020s 0.8608 per 1,000 people 0.74 per 1,000 people 0.963 per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 164 Mozambique 0.934 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 165 Morocco 0.869 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 168 Honduras 0.735 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 169 Haiti 0.732 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Burundi?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Burundi was 0.794 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.963 per 1,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.189 per 1,000 people in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Burundi ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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