Nurses and midwives in Algeria

Algeria had 25.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2002 to 2022 Source: WHO
Algeria, 2022 25.1 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2018 +9.7per 10,000 people 2018: 15.4 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 90th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Algeria over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2002 to 2022
Period Algeria
2022 25.1 per 10,000 people
2018 15.4 per 10,000 people
2017 22.1 per 10,000 people
2016 22.3 per 10,000 people
2007 19.3 per 10,000 people
2002 22.0 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 15.4 per 10,000 people in 2018, a change of +9.7.
  • Since 2002, when it was 22.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +3.1.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Algeria has the 90th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0006 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2002 to 2022 for Algeria
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory