Nurses and midwives in Botswana

Botswana had 30.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1998 to 2024 Source: WHO
Botswana, 2024 30.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 +0.1per 10,000 people 2023: 30.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Botswana 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), 2000 to 2024
Period Botswana
2024 30.2 per 10,000 people
2023 30.2 per 10,000 people
2022 32.9 per 10,000 people
2021 32.8 per 10,000 people
2020 32.9 per 10,000 people
2019 33.3 per 10,000 people
2018 33.3 per 10,000 people
2016 39.8 per 10,000 people
2012 27.6 per 10,000 people
2011 28.1 per 10,000 people
2010 28.6 per 10,000 people
2009 29.2 per 10,000 people
2008 28.8 per 10,000 people
2007 30.2 per 10,000 people
2006 26.7 per 10,000 people
2005 24.3 per 10,000 people
2004 26.3 per 10,000 people
2003 25.1 per 10,000 people
2002 23.8 per 10,000 people
2001 23.3 per 10,000 people
2000 25.8 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 from 30.2 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2010, when it was 28.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.6.

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
1998 to 2024 for Botswana
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