Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan
Bhutan: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.553 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan, 1981–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan is 0.553 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan peaked at 0.561 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.051 per 1,000 people, in 1999.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.125 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 0.102 per 1,000 people | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 0.333 per 1,000 people | +226.5% |
| 1994 | 0.17 per 1,000 people | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 0.16 per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.051 per 1,000 people | -68.1% |
| 2004 | 0.181 per 1,000 people | +254.9% |
| 2007 | 0.212 per 1,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.249 per 1,000 people | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.271 per 1,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.28 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.333 per 1,000 people | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.339 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 per 1,000 people | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.421 per 1,000 people | +35.8% |
| 2019 | 0.336 per 1,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.486 per 1,000 people | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 0.561 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.553 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.553 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555 per 1,000 people, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.553 per 1,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.867 per 1,000 people, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +254.9% | 0.051 per 1,000 people | 0.181 per 1,000 people |
| 1990 | +226.5% | 0.102 per 1,000 people | 0.333 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1135 per 1,000 people | 0.102 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1785 per 1,000 people | 0.051 per 1,000 people | 0.333 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.214 per 1,000 people | 0.181 per 1,000 people | 0.249 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3362 per 1,000 people | 0.271 per 1,000 people | 0.421 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5333 per 1,000 people | 0.486 per 1,000 people | 0.561 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Bhutan was 0.553 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.561 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 per 1,000 people in 1999.
- How does Bhutan rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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