Medical doctors in Nepal
Nepal: Medical doctors was 10.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.88
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
117th
of 187 countries
All-time high
10.88
in 2024
All-time low
2.07
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2024
Medical doctors in Nepal, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors in Nepal stood at 10.88. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Nepal peaked at 10.88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 2004.
Nepal ranks 117th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 5.06 | 8.15 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 8.57 | 10.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Nepal?
- Medical doctors in Nepal was 10.88 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 2004.
- How does Nepal rank for medical doctors?
- Nepal ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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