Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique, 1999–2022
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 Mozambique is 0.934 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 125.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique peaked at 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.276 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
Mozambique ranks 164th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.276 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0.28 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.276 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.297 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.297 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.328 per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.334 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.343 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.369 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.396 per 1,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.404 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.413 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.402 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.415 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.427 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.426 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.91 per 1,000 people | +113.6% |
| 2016 | 0.489 per 1,000 people | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 0.489 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.488 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.492 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.574 per 1,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.934 per 1,000 people | +62.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.934 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.934 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +113.6% | 0.426 per 1,000 people | 0.91 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | +62.7% | 0.574 per 1,000 people | 0.934 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | -46.3% | 0.91 per 1,000 people | 0.489 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3324 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4939 per 1,000 people | 0.402 per 1,000 people | 0.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 per 1,000 people | 0.492 per 1,000 people | 0.934 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 161 Liberia 1.01 per 1,000 people compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000 people compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare
- 165 Morocco 0.869 per 1,000 people compare
- 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mozambique was 0.934 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Mozambique ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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