Nurses and midwives in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe had 14.7 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: WHO
Zimbabwe, 2024 14.7 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2018 −3.9per 10,000 people 2018: 18.5 per 10,000 people

Nurses and midwives in Zimbabwe 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), 2009 to 2024
Period Zimbabwe
2024 14.7 per 10,000 people
2018 18.5 per 10,000 people
2017 25.0 per 10,000 people
2016 13.5 per 10,000 people
2015 13.3 per 10,000 people
2014 14.7 per 10,000 people
2013 13.4 per 10,000 people
2012 11.2 per 10,000 people
2011 12.5 per 10,000 people
2010 7.9 per 10,000 people
2009 9.1 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 18.5 per 10,000 people in 2018, a change of −3.9.
  • Since 2009, when it was 9.1 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +5.6.

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
1990 to 2024 for Zimbabwe
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