Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.65 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nigeria, 2003–2022
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 Nigeria is 1.65 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 49.0% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nigeria peaked at 1.67 per 1,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.394 per 1,000 people, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 142nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 1.53 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 0.914 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.394 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nigeria?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nigeria was 1.65 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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