Physicians in Brunei

Brunei had 1.89 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1970 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Brunei, 2021 1.89 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2018 +0.12per 1,000 people 2018: 1.76 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Brunei (2021).

Physicians in Brunei 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 2022
Period BruneiWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 1.89 per 1,000 people –
2018 1.76 per 1,000 people –
2017 1.58 per 1,000 people –
2015 1.75 per 1,000 people –
2014 1.49 per 1,000 people –
2013 1.60 per 1,000 people –
2012 1.47 per 1,000 people –
2011 1.52 per 1,000 people –
2010 1.44 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 1.16 per 1,000 people –
2008 1.49 per 1,000 people –
2007 1.06 per 1,000 people –
2006 1.09 per 1,000 people –
2005 1.09 per 1,000 people –
2004 1.31 per 1,000 people –
2002 1.18 per 1,000 people –
2000 1.03 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 1.76 per 1,000 people in 2018, a change of +0.12.
  • Since 2008, when it was 1.49 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.39.

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
1970 to 2021 for Brunei
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