Physicians in Niger

Niger had 0.04 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Niger, 2023 0.04 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.01per 1,000 people 2022: 0.03 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Niger (2023).

Physicians in Niger 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 NigerWorld
2023 0.04 per 1,000 people –
2022 0.03 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2020 0.04 per 1,000 people –
2019 0.04 per 1,000 people –
2018 0.04 per 1,000 people –
2017 0.02 per 1,000 people –
2016 0.03 per 1,000 people –
2015 0.03 per 1,000 people –
2014 0.03 per 1,000 people –
2013 0.05 per 1,000 people –
2012 0.05 per 1,000 people –
2010 – 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 0.03 per 1,000 people –
2008 0.02 per 1,000 people –
2004 0.02 per 1,000 people –
2002 0.03 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.01 from 0.03 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2012, when it was 0.05 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.02.

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
1960 to 2023 for Niger
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