Nurses and midwives in Gabon

Gabon had 23.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2022 Source: WHO
Gabon, 2022 23.7 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 −2.8per 10,000 people 2020: 26.5 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 91st of 140 See the full ranking

Nurses and midwives in Gabon 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 2022
Period Gabon
2022 23.7 per 10,000 people
2020 26.5 per 10,000 people
2019 23.5 per 10,000 people
2018 27.5 per 10,000 people
2017 28.2 per 10,000 people
2016 24.3 per 10,000 people
2004 47.7 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 26.5 per 10,000 people in 2020, a change of −2.8.
  • Since 2004, when it was 47.7 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −24.0.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Gabon has the 91st 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
2004 to 2022 for Gabon
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