Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Niger
Niger: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.421 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Niger, 2004–2023
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
Niger recorded 0.421 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.7% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Niger peaked at 0.421 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.138 per 1,000 people, in 2008.
That places Niger 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1843 per 1,000 people | 0.138 per 1,000 people | 0.212 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2464 per 1,000 people | 0.205 per 1,000 people | 0.307 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.317 per 1,000 people | 0.213 per 1,000 people | 0.421 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.2336 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Niger?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Niger was 0.421 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.421 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.138 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Niger ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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