Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eritrea

Eritrea: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.54 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.54 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
148th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.56 per 1,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
0.964 per 1,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
9
2004–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eritrea, 2004–2022

00.511.52004201320222004: 0.964 per 1,000 people2013: 1.4 per 1,000 people2014: 1.3 per 1,000 people2015: 1.3 per 1,000 people2016: 1.6 per 1,000 people2017: 1.4 per 1,000 people2018: 1.6 per 1,000 people2021: 1.4 per 1,000 people2022: 1.5 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

Eritrea recorded 1.54 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eritrea peaked at 1.56 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.964 per 1,000 people, in 2004.

That places Eritrea 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.964 per 1,000 people 0.964 per 1,000 people 0.964 per 1,000 people 1
2010s 1.42 per 1,000 people 1.28 per 1,000 people 1.56 per 1,000 people 6
2020s 1.48 per 1,000 people 1.42 per 1,000 people 1.54 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 145 Jamaica 1.62 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 146 Mauritania 1.61 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 147 Nicaragua 1.57 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 149 Colombia 1.54 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 150 Vanuatu 1.46 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 151 Vietnam 1.44 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eritrea?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eritrea was 1.54 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 per 1,000 people in 2018.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.964 per 1,000 people in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Eritrea ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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