Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Niger
Niger: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.038 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Niger, 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
Niger recorded 0.038 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Niger peaked at 0.053 per 1,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.011 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Niger ranks 194th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0165 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 per 1,000 people | 0.018 per 1,000 people | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0367 per 1,000 people | 0.022 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0337 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Niger
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 259 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 229,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 221,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 240,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 231,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 251,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Niger?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Niger was 0.038 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.053 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Niger ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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