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Physicians in Bangladesh

Bangladesh had 0.72 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1965.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1965 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2023 0.72 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.01per 1,000 people 2022: 0.72 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Bangladesh (2023).

Physicians in Bangladesh over time

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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) (physicians per 1,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period BangladeshWorld
2023 0.72 per 1,000 people –
2022 0.72 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 0.68 per 1,000 people –
2020 0.66 per 1,000 people –
2019 0.63 per 1,000 people –
2018 0.57 per 1,000 people –
2017 0.54 per 1,000 people –
2016 0.49 per 1,000 people –
2015 0.48 per 1,000 people –
2014 0.48 per 1,000 people –
2013 0.41 per 1,000 people –
2012 0.39 per 1,000 people –
2011 0.37 per 1,000 people –
2010 0.35 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 0.34 per 1,000 people –
2008 0.33 per 1,000 people –
2007 0.32 per 1,000 people –
2006 0.31 per 1,000 people –
2005 0.30 per 1,000 people –
2004 0.27 per 1,000 people –
2003 0.26 per 1,000 people –
2001 0.24 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.01 from 0.72 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 0.41 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.31.

More for Bangladesh

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1965 to 2023 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD