Medical doctors in Pakistan
Pakistan: Medical doctors was 12.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.84
Change on year
up 32.2%
World rank
108th
of 187 countries
All-time high
12.84
in 2024
All-time low
4.86
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2024
Medical doctors in Pakistan, 1992–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors in Pakistan stood at 12.84. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 32.2% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Pakistan peaked at 12.84 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.86, in 1992.
Pakistan ranks 108th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.86 | — |
| 1993 | 4.96 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.06 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.18 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.36 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 5.51 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.64 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.79 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.93 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.04 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.79 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.93 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.07 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.18 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.27 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.48 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.75 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.95 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.18 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.9 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.32 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.17 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.49 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 9.71 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 12.84 | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 | 4.86 | 5.79 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.73 | 5.93 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 7.27 | 10.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 | 9.71 | 12.84 | 3 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 944.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Pakistan?
- Medical doctors in Pakistan was 12.84 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.84 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for medical doctors?
- Pakistan ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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