Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, 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
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cape Verde is 1.8 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 128.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cape Verde peaked at 1.83 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.787 per 1,000 people, in 2013.
Cape Verde ranks 136th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.927 per 1,000 people | 0.874 per 1,000 people | 0.98 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 0.787 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.83 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cape Verde?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cape Verde was 1.8 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 per 1,000 people in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Cape Verde ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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