Nurses and midwives in Egypt

Egypt had 19.5 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2021.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2021 Source: WHO
Egypt, 2021 19.5 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 −1.1per 10,000 people 2020: 20.7 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Egypt 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), 2004 to 2021
Period Egypt
2021 19.5 per 10,000 people
2020 20.7 per 10,000 people
2019 21.2 per 10,000 people
2018 17.9 per 10,000 people
2017 17.9 per 10,000 people
2016 17.9 per 10,000 people
2015 18.0 per 10,000 people
2014 18.1 per 10,000 people
2013 18.3 per 10,000 people
2006 21.7 per 10,000 people
2004 18.5 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 from 20.7 per 10,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2004, when it was 18.5 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.0.

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
2004 to 2021 for Egypt
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