Physicians in Tajikistan

Tajikistan had 1.87 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Tajikistan, 2023 1.87 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 −0.07per 1,000 people 2022: 1.94 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Tajikistan (2023).

Physicians in Tajikistan 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 2023
Period TajikistanWorld
2023 1.87 per 1,000 people –
2022 1.94 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 1.95 per 1,000 people –
2020 2.00 per 1,000 people –
2019 1.93 per 1,000 people –
2018 1.93 per 1,000 people –
2017 1.79 per 1,000 people –
2016 1.75 per 1,000 people –
2015 1.75 per 1,000 people –
2014 1.73 per 1,000 people –
2013 1.68 per 1,000 people –
2012 1.70 per 1,000 people –
2011 1.69 per 1,000 people –
2010 1.67 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 1.62 per 1,000 people –
2008 1.90 per 1,000 people –
2007 1.86 per 1,000 people –
2006 1.88 per 1,000 people –
2005 1.92 per 1,000 people –
2004 1.91 per 1,000 people –
2003 1.91 per 1,000 people –
2002 2.01 per 1,000 people –
2001 2.10 per 1,000 people –
2000 2.15 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 2.09 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.07 from 1.94 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1.68 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.19.

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
1985 to 2023 for Tajikistan
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