Physicians per 1000 people in Nepal
Nepal: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.01 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Physicians per 1000 people in Nepal, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.01 for physicians per 1000 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, physicians per 1000 people in Nepal peaked at 1.01 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.013, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.013 | — |
| 1965 | 0.021 | +61.5% |
| 1970 | 0.019 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.034 | +78.9% |
| 1984 | 0.031 | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.034 | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.051 | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.054 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.051 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.062 | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.076 | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.074 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.04 | -45.9% |
| 1996 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.052 | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.207 | +298.1% |
| 2012 | 0.506 | +144.4% |
| 2013 | 0.55 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.681 | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.749 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.815 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.857 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.884 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | +14.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.01 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.867, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Nepal 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 | +298.1% | 0.052 | 0.207 |
| 2012 | +144.4% | 0.207 | 0.506 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 | 0.013 | 0.021 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0425 | 0.031 | 0.054 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0529 | 0.04 | 0.076 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1295 | 0.052 | 0.207 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6602 | 0.506 | 0.815 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9173 | 0.857 | 1.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Nepal?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Nepal was 1.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Nepal ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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