Physicians in Pakistan

Pakistan had 1.16 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2021 Source: World Bank

Pakistan, 2021 1.16 Physicians per 1,000 people

Change from 2019 +0.11per 1,000 people 2019: 1.05 per 1,000 people

World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Pakistan (2021).

Physicians in Pakistan 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), 1999 to 2022
Period	Pakistan	World
2022	–	1.86 per 1,000 people
2021	1.16 per 1,000 people	–
2019	1.05 per 1,000 people	–
2018	0.92 per 1,000 people	–
2017	0.93 per 1,000 people	–
2016	0.89 per 1,000 people	–
2015	0.85 per 1,000 people	–
2014	0.82 per 1,000 people	–
2013	0.80 per 1,000 people	–
2012	0.78 per 1,000 people	–
2011	0.75 per 1,000 people	–
2010	0.73 per 1,000 people	1.49 per 1,000 people
2009	0.72 per 1,000 people	–
2008	0.71 per 1,000 people	–
2007	0.69 per 1,000 people	–
2005	0.72 per 1,000 people	–
2004	0.68 per 1,000 people	–
2001	0.60 per 1,000 people	–
2000	0.59 per 1,000 people	1.52 per 1,000 people
1999	0.58 per 1,000 people	–

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

The previous available figure was 1.05 per 1,000 people in 2019, a change of +0.11.
Since 2010, when it was 0.73 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.43.

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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: 1960 to 2021 for Pakistan
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