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.
Nursing personnel in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4,965 | — |
| 2008 | 5,974 | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 3,152 | -47.2% |
| 2011 | 3,046 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5,138 | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 1,577 | -69.3% |
| 2018 | 5,410 | +243.1% |
| 2019 | 5,670 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 5,484 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 5,844 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 6,190 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 6,321 | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 6,321 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,212, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 6,321 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,356, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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