Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Nepal

Physicians per 1,000 people in Nepal in 2023 — 1.01 per 1,000. Ranked 35 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,676.9%.

2023 1.01 per 1,000 +14.37% vs 2021
World rank 35of 58
Period maximum 1.01 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.01 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Nepal, 1960–202300.511.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.01 per 1,0001965: 0.02 per 1,0001970: 0.02 per 1,0001975: 0.02 per 1,0001980: 0.03 per 1,0001984: 0.03 per 1,0001985: 0.03 per 1,0001987: 0.05 per 1,0001988: 0.05 per 1,0001989: 0.05 per 1,0001990: 0.05 per 1,0001991: 0.06 per 1,0001992: 0.08 per 1,0001993: 0.07 per 1,0001995: 0.04 per 1,0001996: 0.04 per 1,0001997: 0.04 per 1,0001998: 0.04 per 1,0002001: 0.05 per 1,0002004: 0.21 per 1,0002012: 0.51 per 1,0002013: 0.55 per 1,0002017: 0.68 per 1,0002018: 0.75 per 1,0002019: 0.82 per 1,0002020: 0.86 per 1,0002021: 0.88 per 1,0002023: 1.01 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1 (+7,676.92%) Average annual rate: 7.16 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 1.01
2021 0.88 +0.03 +3.15%
2020 0.86 +0.04 +5.15%
2019 0.82 +0.07 +8.81%
2018 0.75 +0.07 +9.99%
2017 0.68
2013 0.55 +0.04 +8.7%
2012 0.51
2004 0.21
2001 0.05
1998 0.04 +0 +0%
1997 0.04 +0 +0%
1996 0.04 +0 +0%
1995 0.04
1993 0.07 −0 −2.63%
1992 0.08 +0.01 +22.58%
1991 0.06 +0.01 +21.57%
1990 0.05 −0 −5.56%
1989 0.05 +0 +5.88%
1988 0.05 +0 +0%
1987 0.05
1985 0.03 +0 +9.68%
1984 0.03
1980 0.03
1975 0.02
1970 0.02
1965 0.02
1960 0.01

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.