Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 3.07 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
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
In 2022, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe stood at 3.07 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.4% on the previous year and up 173.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.07 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.788 per 1,000 people, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.905 per 1,000 people | 0.905 per 1,000 people | 0.905 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 0.788 per 1,000 people | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.55 per 1,000 people | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe was 3.07 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.788 per 1,000 people in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Zimbabwe ranks 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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