Nurses and midwives in Samoa

Samoa had 30.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2020.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1999 to 2020 Source: WHO
The latest value for Samoa is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Samoa, 2020 30.6 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2019 −1.7per 10,000 people 2019: 32.3 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Samoa 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 2020
Period Samoa
2020 30.6 per 10,000 people
2019 32.3 per 10,000 people
2018 23.5 per 10,000 people
2014 17.9 per 10,000 people
2012 17.2 per 10,000 people
2010 14.8 per 10,000 people
2008 18.3 per 10,000 people
2003 16.7 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.7 from 32.3 per 10,000 people in 2019.
  • Since 1999, when it was 19.4 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +11.2.

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
1999 to 2020 for Samoa
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