Nurses and midwives in Yemen
Yemen: Nurses and midwives was 0.541 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Yemen, 1997–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, nurses and midwives in Yemen stood at 0.541 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Yemen peaked at 0.751 per 1,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.371 per 1,000 people, in 1997.
Yemen ranks 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 0.371 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.622 per 1,000 people | 0.622 per 1,000 people | 0.622 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6664 per 1,000 people | 0.616 per 1,000 people | 0.751 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5825 per 1,000 people | 0.491 per 1,000 people | 0.687 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 570,800 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 578,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 607,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 561,315 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.65 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 17.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 589,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 543,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Yemen?
- Nurses and midwives in Yemen was 0.541 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.751 per 1,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.371 per 1,000 people in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for nurses and midwives?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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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.