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.
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
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
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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