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.
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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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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