Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.281 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar, 2002–2022
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 Madagascar is 0.281 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar peaked at 0.335 per 1,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.207 per 1,000 people, in 2012.
That places Madagascar 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.299 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.29 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.273 per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.335 per 1,000 people | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.289 per 1,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.281 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.269 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.232 per 1,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.213 per 1,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.208 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.207 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.284 per 1,000 people | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 0.285 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.281 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.281 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.281 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +37.2% | 0.207 per 1,000 people | 0.284 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2835 per 1,000 people | 0.232 per 1,000 people | 0.335 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2394 per 1,000 people | 0.207 per 1,000 people | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.281 per 1,000 people | 0.281 per 1,000 people | 0.281 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Madagascar was 0.281 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.335 per 1,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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