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Nurses and midwives in Mauritius

Mauritius had 35.0 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023.

Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 2003 to 2023 Source: WHO

Mauritius, 2023 35.0 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 −5.5per 10,000 people 2022: 40.5 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Mauritius 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 2023
Period	Mauritius
2023	35.0 per 10,000 people
2022	40.5 per 10,000 people
2021	34.3 per 10,000 people
2020	34.3 per 10,000 people
2019	34.9 per 10,000 people
2018	32.7 per 10,000 people
2017	32.1 per 10,000 people
2016	32.0 per 10,000 people
2015	32.0 per 10,000 people
2014	31.9 per 10,000 people
2013	30.7 per 10,000 people
2012	29.0 per 10,000 people
2011	28.5 per 10,000 people
2010	28.1 per 10,000 people
2009	27.4 per 10,000 people
2008	26.7 per 10,000 people
2007	26.0 per 10,000 people
2004	36.8 per 10,000 people
2003	23.8 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −5.5 from 40.5 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 30.7 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +4.3.

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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 2023 for Mauritius
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

How Mauritius compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 140 countries with a value for 2022.

71 Indonesia 41.2 per 10,000 people
72 Kyrgyzstan 41.2 per 10,000 people
73 Greece 41.1 per 10,000 people
74 Mauritius 40.5 per 10,000 people
75 Malaysia 40.3 per 10,000 people
76 Cyprus 38.2 per 10,000 people
77 China 36.7 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Nurses and midwives working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed staff differently; years also differ.

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