Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.22 per 1,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, 2003–2022
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
Ethiopia recorded 1.22 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.6% on the previous year and up 400.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ethiopia peaked at 1.22 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.193 per 1,000 people, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 152nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2166 per 1,000 people | 0.193 per 1,000 people | 0.244 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.748 per 1,000 people | 0.692 per 1,000 people | 0.804 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.906 per 1,000 people | 0.738 per 1,000 people | 1.22 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ethiopia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ethiopia was 1.22 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.193 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Ethiopia ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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