Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Yemen
Yemen: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.541 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Yemen, 1997–2023
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 Yemen is 0.541 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Yemen peaked at 0.751 per 1,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.371 per 1,000 people, in 1997.
Yemen ranks 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Yemen, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.371 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 0.622 per 1,000 people | +67.7% |
| 2010 | 0.62 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.742 per 1,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 0.751 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.616 per 1,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.633 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.646 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.657 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.491 per 1,000 people | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.611 per 1,000 people | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.687 per 1,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.541 per 1,000 people | -21.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.541 per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695 per 1,000 people, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.541 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.65 per 1,000 people, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.622 per 1,000 people | 0.622 per 1,000 people | 0.622 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6664 per 1,000 people | 0.616 per 1,000 people | 0.751 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5825 per 1,000 people | 0.491 per 1,000 people | 0.687 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Yemen?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Yemen was 0.541 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.751 per 1,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.371 per 1,000 people in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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