Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia

Ethiopia had 10.9 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2003 to 2024 Source: WHO
Ethiopia, 2024 10.9 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 −1.4per 10,000 people 2022: 12.2 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia 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), 2003 to 2024
Period Ethiopia
2024 10.9 per 10,000 people
2022 12.2 per 10,000 people
2021 7.4 per 10,000 people
2020 7.6 per 10,000 people
2018 6.9 per 10,000 people
2017 8.0 per 10,000 people
2009 2.4 per 10,000 people
2008 2.0 per 10,000 people
2007 2.2 per 10,000 people
2006 2.2 per 10,000 people
2005 2.4 per 10,000 people
2004 2.0 per 10,000 people
2003 2.1 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 12.2 per 10,000 people in 2022, a change of −1.4.
  • Since 2005, when it was 2.4 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +8.5.

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
2003 to 2024 for Ethiopia
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