Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Nepal
Nepal: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Nepal, 1960–2023
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
Nepal recorded 1.01 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Nepal peaked at 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.013 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 120th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0.013 per 1,000 people | 0.021 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0425 per 1,000 people | 0.031 per 1,000 people | 0.054 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0529 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 0.076 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1295 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | 0.207 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6602 per 1,000 people | 0.506 per 1,000 people | 0.815 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9173 per 1,000 people | 0.857 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 per 1,000 people in Nepal?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Nepal was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Nepal ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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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