Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.99 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, 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
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau is 0.99 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.05 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.387 per 1,000 people, in 2018.
That places Guinea-Bissau 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.794 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.64 per 1,000 people | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.683 per 1,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.547 per 1,000 people | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 0.519 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.508 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.54 per 1,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.569 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.387 per 1,000 people | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 0.773 per 1,000 people | +99.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 per 1,000 people | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.99 per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.99 per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.99 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7057 per 1,000 people | 0.64 per 1,000 people | 0.794 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5117 per 1,000 people | 0.387 per 1,000 people | 0.569 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.939 per 1,000 people | 0.773 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau was 0.99 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.387 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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