Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.17 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004–2022
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
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 1.17 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.17 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.385 per 1,000 people, in 2009.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.529 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0.385 per 1,000 people | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.81 per 1,000 people | +110.4% |
| 2015 | 0.892 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.556 per 1,000 people | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.839 per 1,000 people | +50.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 per 1,000 people | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | +11.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.17 per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.17 per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.457 per 1,000 people | 0.385 per 1,000 people | 0.529 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.863 per 1,000 people | 0.556 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.17 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.385 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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