Nursing personnel in Benin
Benin: Nursing personnel was 6,321 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,321
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
134th
of 189 countries
All-time high
6,321
in 2024
All-time low
1,577
in 2016
Years of data
12
2004–2024
Nursing personnel in Benin, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6,321 for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Benin peaked at 6,321 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,577, in 2016.
Benin ranks 134th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,470 | 4,965 | 5,974 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,999 | 1,577 | 5,670 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,960 | 5,484 | 6,321 | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Benin?
- Nursing personnel in Benin was 6,321 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6,321 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,577 in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for nursing personnel?
- Benin ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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