Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tanzania
Tanzania: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.693 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tanzania, 2002–2023
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 Tanzania is 0.693 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tanzania peaked at 0.693 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.234 per 1,000 people, in 2006.
That places Tanzania 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.301 per 1,000 people | 0.234 per 1,000 people | 0.368 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4992 per 1,000 people | 0.428 per 1,000 people | 0.574 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5935 per 1,000 people | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 0.693 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tanzania?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Tanzania was 0.693 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.693 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.234 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Tanzania ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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