Nurses and midwives in Togo
Togo: Nurses and midwives was 0.494 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Togo, 2004–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives in Togo is 0.494 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.0% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Togo peaked at 0.494 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.285 per 1,000 people, in 2008.
That places Togo 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3417 per 1,000 people | 0.285 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3656 per 1,000 people | 0.288 per 1,000 people | 0.444 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4547 per 1,000 people | 0.386 per 1,000 people | 0.494 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Togo
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,609 (2025)
- Population, male 48.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 113,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 118,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 121,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 117,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 116,914 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Togo?
- Nurses and midwives in Togo was 0.494 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.494 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.285 per 1,000 people in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for nurses and midwives?
- Togo ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.