Annual Trend: Registration
New Nurse vs. Midwife Registrations (2019 to 2025)
No trend data
Employment & DeploymentActive workforce placement by employment category
WORKFORCEPublic Sector
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Government health facilitiesPrivate Sector
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Private and NGO facilitiesUnder Attachment
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Supervised clinical placementFacility Operators
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Private facility ownershipRegistered professionals not linked to an active facility—
Regional concentration
—region shares unavailable
Rural staffing pressure
—average vacancy recorded across rural districts
WHO workforce target
—of the recommended nursing workforce density has been achieved
Staffing & Establishment
Recommended establishment, vacancy and national workforce density
Facility Staffing Norm Compliance
Nurses and midwives plotted against recommended and actual staffing levels by facility type.No staffing norms
Workforce Distribution, Vacancy & National Ratio
Staffing availability and geographic concentration at a national glanceVacancy Rates
Rural districts continue to carry the greatest vacancy burden for approved nursing and midwifery positions.Rural average—
Urban average—
Highest recorded—
Highest vacancy district—
Regional Distribution Imbalance
Regional shares are unavailable.National population in leading Region—
Health workforce in leading Region—
Concentration gap—
Primary pressure—
Uganda's nurse-to-population ratio remains substantially below the recommended global staffing level.
Uganda current ratio—
WHO recommended ratio1 : 225
Workforce density gap—
WHO target achieved—
Priority action: expand and redistribute staffing toward underserved rural and non-central districts.
Professional Profile
Registration cadre and highest professional qualification
No cadre data
New registrations in current period—
—Demographic & Geographic Distribution
Gender, age and regional distribution of the registered workforce
No gender data
By Age GroupNurses and midwives by age band
No age data
No regional data