Physicians per 1000 people in Benin
Benin: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.216 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Physicians per 1000 people in Benin, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Benin is 0.216, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Benin peaked at 0.216 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1965.
Benin ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physicians per 1000 people in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.034 | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.059 | +73.5% |
| 1981 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.075 | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 0.073 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.071 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.051 | -28.2% |
| 1991 | 0.042 | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.055 | +31.0% |
| 1993 | 0.057 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.061 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.058 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.038 | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.059 | +55.3% |
| 2010 | 0.052 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.054 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.045 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.073 | +62.2% |
| 2019 | 0.06 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.205 | +241.7% |
| 2022 | 0.19 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.216 | +13.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.216 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.216 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +241.7% | 0.06 | 0.205 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0.034 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0674 | 0.059 | 0.075 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.054 | 0.042 | 0.061 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0485 | 0.038 | 0.059 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0568 | 0.045 | 0.073 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2037 | 0.19 | 0.216 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Benin?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Benin was 0.216 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.216 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1965.
- How does Benin rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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