Nursing personnel in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nursing personnel was 4,459 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,459
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
145th
of 189 countries
All-time high
4,599
in 2022
All-time low
2,958
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2023
Nursing personnel in Mauritius, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing personnel in Mauritius is 4,459, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Mauritius peaked at 4,599 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,958, in 2003.
That places Mauritius 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,519 | 2,958 | 4,438 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,021 | 3,600 | 4,494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,461 | 4,386 | 4,599 | 4 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,032 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Mauritius?
- Nursing personnel in Mauritius was 4,459 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4,599 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,958 in 2003.
- How does Mauritius rank for nursing personnel?
- Mauritius ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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