Nurses and midwives in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nurses and midwives was 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Mozambique, 1999–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.934 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 125.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Mozambique peaked at 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.276 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
That places Mozambique 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3324 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4939 per 1,000 people | 0.402 per 1,000 people | 0.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 per 1,000 people | 0.492 per 1,000 people | 0.934 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 161 Liberia 1.01 per 1,000 people compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000 people compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare
- 165 Morocco 0.869 per 1,000 people compare
- 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 518,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 523,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Mozambique?
- Nurses and midwives in Mozambique was 0.934 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for nurses and midwives?
- Mozambique ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.