Nurses and midwives in Liberia

Liberia: Nurses and midwives was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.01 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 107.2%
World rank
161st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.1013 per 1,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Nurses and midwives in Liberia, 2004–2022

0.20.40.60.812004201320222004: 0.328 per 1,000 people2008: 0.256 per 1,000 people2009: 0.861 per 1,000 people2010: 0.445 per 1,000 people2015: 0.101 per 1,000 people2018: 0.638 per 1,000 people2019: 0.544 per 1,000 people2020: 0.639 per 1,000 people2021: 0.486 per 1,000 people2022: 1 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 1.01 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 107.2% on the previous year and up 126.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Liberia peaked at 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1013 per 1,000 people, in 2015.

Liberia ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4817 per 1,000 people 0.256 per 1,000 people 0.861 per 1,000 people 3
2010s 0.4321 per 1,000 people 0.1013 per 1,000 people 0.638 per 1,000 people 4
2020s 0.7107 per 1,000 people 0.486 per 1,000 people 1.01 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 158 Sudan 1.08 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 159 Laos 1.03 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 160 Cambodia 1.01 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 164 Mozambique 0.934 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives in Liberia?
Nurses and midwives in Liberia was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1013 per 1,000 people in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for nurses and midwives?
Liberia ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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

Indicator
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.