Nursing personnel in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nursing personnel was 267,951 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
267,951
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
20th
of 189 countries
All-time high
267,951
in 2024
All-time low
74,920
in 2013
Years of data
14
2003–2024
Nursing personnel in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 267,951 for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 257.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Nigeria peaked at 267,951 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74,920, in 2013.
Nigeria ranks 20th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 134,167 | 124,629 | 166,173 | 6 |
| 2010s | 144,702 | 74,920 | 215,055 | 4 |
| 2020s | 170,628 | 84,276 | 267,951 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 726 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Nigeria?
- Nursing personnel in Nigeria was 267,951 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 267,951 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,920 in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for nursing personnel?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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