Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Niger

Physicians per 1,000 people in Niger in 2023 — 0.04 per 1,000. Ranked 58 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 245.5%.

2023 0.04 per 1,000 +35.71% vs 2022
World rank 58of 58
Period maximum 0.05 per 1,0002012
Period minimum 0.01 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Niger, 1960–202300.020.040.0619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.01 per 1,0001965: 0.02 per 1,0001970: 0.02 per 1,0001975: 0.02 per 1,0001984: 0.03 per 1,0001990: 0.02 per 1,0001992: 0.03 per 1,0001994: 0.02 per 1,0001996: 0.02 per 1,0001997: 0.04 per 1,0001998: 0.03 per 1,0002002: 0.03 per 1,0002004: 0.02 per 1,0002008: 0.02 per 1,0002009: 0.03 per 1,0002012: 0.05 per 1,0002013: 0.05 per 1,0002014: 0.03 per 1,0002015: 0.03 per 1,0002016: 0.03 per 1,0002017: 0.02 per 1,0002018: 0.04 per 1,0002019: 0.04 per 1,0002020: 0.04 per 1,0002022: 0.03 per 1,0002023: 0.04 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.03 (+245.45%) Average annual rate: 1.99 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.04 +0.01 +35.71%
2022 0.03
2020 0.04 −0 −10.26%
2019 0.04 +0 +5.41%
2018 0.04 +0.02 +68.18%
2017 0.02 −0.01 −33.33%
2016 0.03 +0 +3.13%
2015 0.03 +0.01 +18.52%
2014 0.03 −0.02 −47.06%
2013 0.05 −0 −3.77%
2012 0.05
2009 0.03 +0.01 +47.37%
2008 0.02
2004 0.02
2002 0.03
1998 0.03 −0 −5.71%
1997 0.04 +0.01 +45.83%
1996 0.02
1994 0.02
1992 0.03
1990 0.02
1984 0.03
1975 0.02
1970 0.02
1965 0.02
1960 0.01

Western Africa, 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.