Central African Republic—Nursing & Midwifery Personnel
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #159 of 192Series years: 2004–2024
Latest Value
2,331
2024
YoY Change
-58.8%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#159
of 192 countries
Maximum
5,653
2023
Minimum
835
2008
CAGR
+1.9%
8 years
Last
2,331
Previous
5,653
Highest
5,653
Lowest
835
Unit
nursing and midwifery personnel
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Central African Republic's nursing & midwifery personnel was 2,331 in 2024, ranking #159 out of 192 countries. This represents a -58.8% change from 2023. Over the past 8 years, the highest recorded value was 5,653 (2023) and the lowest was 835 (2008). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Central African Republic — Nursing & Midwifery Personnel: 2,331 nursing and midwifery personnel for reference year 2024. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here. The previous reference-year reading was 5,653 nursing and midwifery personnel in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,331 | -58.8% |
| 2023 | 5,653 | +122.1% |
| 2022 | 2,545 | +144.2% |
| 2021 | 1,042 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 1,195 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1,097 | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 835 | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 1,613 |
Top Countries — Nursing & Midwifery Personnel
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.6M | 2023 |
| 2 | United States | 4.3M | 2024 |
| 3 | India | 3.9M | 2024 |
| 4 | Japan | 1.6M | 2022 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.2M | 2024 |
| 6 | Germany | 1.0M | 2023 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.0M | 2022 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 935,412 | 2024 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 656,571 | 2023 |
| 10 | France | 622,631 | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Number of nursing and midwifery personnel; not a density. WHO GHO series HWF_0007. These are workforce counts, not counts per 10,000 people. Country definitions, sector coverage, reporting years and completeness can differ; consult WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts documentation when comparing countries.
Unit
nursing and midwifery personnel
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory)Available series: 2004–2024View original source →