Nurses and midwives in Djibouti

Djibouti had 1.9 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1999.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1999 to 2022 Source: WHO
Djibouti, 2022 1.9 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2014 −4.6per 10,000 people 2014: 6.5 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 140th of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Djibouti 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 Djibouti
2022 1.9 per 10,000 people
2014 6.5 per 10,000 people
2005 5.4 per 10,000 people
2004 3.6 per 10,000 people
2002 6.9 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 6.5 per 10,000 people in 2014, a change of −4.6.
  • Since 1999, when it was 6.8 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −4.9.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Djibouti has the 140th 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
1999 to 2022 for Djibouti
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