Physicians, total — all countries

Physicians, total — Senegal

Physicians, total in Senegal in 2024 — 2,289 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 72. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 285.4%.

2024 2,289 people +16.02% vs 2023
World rank 46of 72
Period maximum 2,289 people2024
Period minimum 594 people2004

Trend over time

2004–2024 · people

Physicians, total — Senegal, 2004–202401,0002,0003,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242004: 594 people2008: 741 people2016: 1,154 people2017: 1,066 people2019: 1,435 people2020: 1,384 people2021: 1,707 people2022: 2,188 people2023: 1,973 people2024: 2,289 people
Change over the period: +1,695 (+285.35%) Average annual rate: 6.98 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Senegal 2,289 people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 279,997 people
Physicians, total — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2,289 +316 +16.02%
2023 1,973 −215 −9.83%
2022 2,188 +481 +28.18%
2021 1,707 +323 +23.34%
2020 1,384 −51 −3.55%
2019 1,435
2017 1,066 −88 −7.63%
2016 1,154
2008 741
2004 594

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians, from the WHO Global Health Observatory. The World Bank republishes only the density — physicians per thousand people — so the absolute number is available directly from WHO alone. Physicians of all specialties are counted, general practitioners and specialists included.

Important: The definition of a practicing physician differs across national registers: some countries include those working in administration and research. Physicians per thousand people is a separate indicator and suits comparison between countries better.

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