Nurses and midwives in Niger

Niger had 4.2 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2023 Source: WHO
Niger, 2023 4.2 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +2.1per 10,000 people 2022: 2.1 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Niger 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 2023
Period Niger
2023 4.2 per 10,000 people
2022 2.1 per 10,000 people
2018 2.3 per 10,000 people
2016 2.7 per 10,000 people
2015 2.1 per 10,000 people
2014 3.1 per 10,000 people
2013 2.2 per 10,000 people
2009 2.0 per 10,000 people
2008 1.4 per 10,000 people
2004 2.1 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 from 2.1 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2004, when it was 2.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.1.

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 2023 for Niger
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