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

Latest (2023)
0.421 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 97.7%
World rank
182nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.421 per 1,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
0.138 per 1,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
10
2004–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Niger, 2004–2023

0.10.20.30.42004201320232004: 0.212 per 1,000 people2008: 0.138 per 1,000 people2009: 0.203 per 1,000 people2013: 0.223 per 1,000 people2014: 0.307 per 1,000 people2015: 0.205 per 1,000 people2016: 0.271 per 1,000 people2018: 0.226 per 1,000 people2022: 0.213 per 1,000 people2023: 0.421 per 1,000 people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 179 Malawi 0.507 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 180 Togo 0.494 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 181 Senegal 0.424 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 182 Guinea 0.421 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 184 Madagascar 0.281 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 185 Mali 0.268 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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