Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.793 per 1,000 people in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.793 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
167th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.793 per 1,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
0.423 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Years of data
15
2004–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cote d'Ivoire, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.52 per 1,000 people2005: 0.448 per 1,000 people2008: 0.429 per 1,000 people2011: 0.423 per 1,000 people2013: 0.528 per 1,000 people2014: 0.578 per 1,000 people2015: 0.431 per 1,000 people2016: 0.467 per 1,000 people2017: 0.508 per 1,000 people2018: 0.552 per 1,000 people2019: 0.645 per 1,000 people2020: 0.683 per 1,000 people2021: 0.676 per 1,000 people2022: 0.688 per 1,000 people2023: 0.793 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

In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 0.793 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.793 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.423 per 1,000 people, in 2011.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 167th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4657 per 1,000 people 0.429 per 1,000 people 0.52 per 1,000 people 3
2010s 0.5165 per 1,000 people 0.423 per 1,000 people 0.645 per 1,000 people 8
2020s 0.71 per 1,000 people 0.676 per 1,000 people 0.793 per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 164 Mozambique 0.934 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 165 Morocco 0.869 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 168 Honduras 0.735 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 169 Haiti 0.732 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 170 Tanzania 0.693 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cote d'Ivoire?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.793 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 0.793 per 1,000 people in 2023.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 0.423 per 1,000 people in 2011.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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