Midwifery personnel in Senegal

Senegal: Midwifery personnel was 2,955 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
2,955
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
57th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2,955
in 2024
All-time low
681
in 2004
Years of data
9
2004–2024

Midwifery personnel in Senegal, 2004–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k2004201420242004: 6812008: 7972016: 2.0k2017: 2.0k2019: 2.7k2021: 2.7k2022: 2.8k2023: 2.9k2024: 3.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 2,955 for midwifery personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, midwifery personnel in Senegal peaked at 2,955 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 681, in 2004.

Senegal ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 739 681 797 2
2010s 2,220 2,002 2,656 3
2020s 2,847 2,739 2,955 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 54 Portugal 3,300 compare
  2. 55 Bulgaria 3,253 compare
  3. 56 Switzerland 3,138 compare
  4. 58 Romania 2,861 compare
  5. 59 Greece 2,829 compare
  6. 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,780 compare

See the full ranking of 130 places β†’

More health data for Senegal

All data for Senegal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is midwifery personnel in Senegal?
Midwifery personnel in Senegal was 2,955 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest midwifery personnel recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2,955 in 2024.
What is the lowest midwifery personnel recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 681 in 2004.
How does Senegal rank for midwifery personnel?
Senegal ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
Is midwifery personnel rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Midwifery personnel in Senegal. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/midwifery-personnel-number/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/midwifery-personnel-number/senegal/">Midwifery personnel in Senegal</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Midwifery personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
130 places, 2,411 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed