Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uganda
Uganda: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 2.27 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 2.27 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.5% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uganda peaked at 2.27 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.699 per 1,000 people, in 2004.
That places Uganda 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.699 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 1.35 per 1,000 people | +92.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 per 1,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 1.33 per 1,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 1.68 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.27 per 1,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.68 per 1,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 2.27 per 1,000 people | +34.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.27 per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.27 per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 per 1,000 people, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 0.699 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uganda?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uganda was 2.27 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Uganda ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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