Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Pakistan

Physicians per 1,000 people in Pakistan in 2021 — 1.16 per 1,000. Ranked 81 in the world out of 123. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 527%.

2021 1.16 per 1,000 +10.58% vs 2019
World rank 81of 123
Period maximum 1.16 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.19 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2021 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Pakistan, 1960–202100.511.519601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 0.19 per 1,0001970: 0.23 per 1,0001975: 0.23 per 1,0001980: 0.29 per 1,0001981: 0.34 per 1,0001982: 0.34 per 1,0001986: 0.35 per 1,0001990: 0.46 per 1,0001991: 0.48 per 1,0001992: 0.49 per 1,0001993: 0.5 per 1,0001994: 0.51 per 1,0001995: 0.52 per 1,0001996: 0.54 per 1,0001997: 0.55 per 1,0001998: 0.56 per 1,0001999: 0.58 per 1,0002000: 0.59 per 1,0002001: 0.6 per 1,0002004: 0.68 per 1,0002005: 0.72 per 1,0002007: 0.69 per 1,0002008: 0.71 per 1,0002009: 0.72 per 1,0002010: 0.73 per 1,0002011: 0.75 per 1,0002012: 0.78 per 1,0002013: 0.8 per 1,0002014: 0.82 per 1,0002015: 0.85 per 1,0002016: 0.89 per 1,0002017: 0.93 per 1,0002018: 0.92 per 1,0002019: 1.05 per 1,0002021: 1.16 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.98 (+527.03%) Average annual rate: 3.06 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 1.16 per 1,000
South Asia computed 0.96 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 1.16
2019 1.05 +0.13 +14.39%
2018 0.92 −0.02 −1.61%
2017 0.93 +0.04 +4.72%
2016 0.89 +0.04 +4.71%
2015 0.85 +0.03 +3.91%
2014 0.82 +0.02 +2.89%
2013 0.8 +0.02 +2.58%
2012 0.78 +0.03 +3.61%
2011 0.75 +0.02 +2.89%
2010 0.73 +0.01 +1.25%
2009 0.72 +0.01 +1.56%
2008 0.71 +0.01 +2.02%
2007 0.69
2005 0.72 +0.04 +6.04%
2004 0.68
2001 0.6 +0.01 +1.85%
2000 0.59 +0.01 +2.42%
1999 0.58 +0.02 +2.66%
1998 0.56 +0.01 +2.36%
1997 0.55 +0.02 +2.8%
1996 0.54 +0.02 +3.47%
1995 0.52 +0.01 +2.37%
1994 0.51 +0.01 +2.02%
1993 0.5 +0.01 +2.06%
1992 0.49 +0.01 +1.25%
1991 0.48 +0.02 +3.9%
1990 0.46
1986 0.35
1982 0.34 −0 −0.58%
1981 0.34 +0.06 +20.7%
1980 0.29
1975 0.23
1970 0.23
1960 0.19

Southern Asia, 2021

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.