Nurses and midwives in Liberia

Liberia had 8.4 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: WHO
Liberia, 2024 8.4 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 −1.7per 10,000 people 2022: 10.1 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Liberia 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 2024
Period Liberia
2024 8.4 per 10,000 people
2022 10.1 per 10,000 people
2021 4.9 per 10,000 people
2020 6.4 per 10,000 people
2019 5.4 per 10,000 people
2018 6.4 per 10,000 people
2010 4.5 per 10,000 people
2009 8.6 per 10,000 people
2008 2.6 per 10,000 people
2004 3.3 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 10.1 per 10,000 people in 2022, a change of −1.7.
  • Since 2004, when it was 3.3 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +5.1.

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 2024 for Liberia
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