Nursing personnel in Namibia
Namibia: Nursing personnel was 11,510 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Namibia, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 11,510 for nursing personnel in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Namibia peaked at 15,558 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,110, in 2013.
Namibia ranks 113th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Nursing personnel in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6,145 | — |
| 2007 | 5,750 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4,110 | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 4,212 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,365 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4,816 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 4,853 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,307 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 5,903 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 6,440 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 7,166 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 15,558 | +117.1% |
| 2023 | 11,606 | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 11,510 | -0.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 11,510 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,212, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 11,510 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,356, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nursing personnel in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +117.1% | 7,166 | 15,558 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,948 | 5,750 | 6,145 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,795 | 4,110 | 5,903 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10,456 | 6,440 | 15,558 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Nursing personnel in Namibia was 11,510 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,558 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,110 in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for nursing personnel?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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