Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Togo
Togo: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.494 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Togo, 2004–2022
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 Togo is 0.494 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Togo peaked at 0.494 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.285 per 1,000 people, in 2008.
That places Togo 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Togo, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.34 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.285 per 1,000 people | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.288 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.303 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.401 per 1,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 0.392 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.444 per 1,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.484 per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.386 per 1,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 0.494 per 1,000 people | +28.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.494 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63 per 1,000 people, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.494 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3417 per 1,000 people | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3656 per 1,000 people | 0.288 per 1,000 people | 0.444 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4547 per 1,000 people | 0.386 per 1,000 people | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Togo?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Togo was 0.494 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.494 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.285 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Togo ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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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