Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal
Senegal: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.424 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal, 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
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal is 0.424 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal peaked at 0.539 per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.192 per 1,000 people, in 2015.
That places Senegal 181st 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.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0.436 per 1,000 people | +45.3% |
| 2015 | 0.192 per 1,000 people | -56.0% |
| 2016 | 0.299 per 1,000 people | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 0.312 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.539 per 1,000 people | +72.8% |
| 2020 | 0.349 per 1,000 people | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 0.535 per 1,000 people | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 0.427 per 1,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 0.424 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.424 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.424 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.436 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3355 per 1,000 people | 0.192 per 1,000 people | 0.539 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4337 per 1,000 people | 0.349 per 1,000 people | 0.535 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Senegal was 0.424 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.539 per 1,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.192 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Senegal ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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