Nurses and midwives in Benin
Benin: Nurses and midwives was 0.611 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives in Benin, 2004–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.611 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Benin peaked at 0.773 per 1,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.223 per 1,000 people, in 2016.
That places Benin 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7415 per 1,000 people | 0.71 per 1,000 people | 0.773 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4727 per 1,000 people | 0.223 per 1,000 people | 0.637 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5843 per 1,000 people | 0.564 per 1,000 people | 0.611 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Benin?
- Nurses and midwives in Benin was 0.611 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.773 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.223 per 1,000 people in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for nurses and midwives?
- Benin ranks 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.