Nurses and midwives in Tanzania

Tanzania had 2.6 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2006.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: WHO
Tanzania, 2024 2.6 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 −2.3per 10,000 people 2022: 4.9 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Tanzania 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), 2002 to 2024
Period Tanzania
2024 2.6 per 10,000 people
2022 4.9 per 10,000 people
2018 5.6 per 10,000 people
2017 5.7 per 10,000 people
2014 4.3 per 10,000 people
2012 4.4 per 10,000 people
2006 2.3 per 10,000 people
2002 3.7 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 4.9 per 10,000 people in 2022, a change of −2.3.
  • Since 2002, when it was 3.7 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.1.

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
2002 to 2024 for Tanzania
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