Physicians in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan had 1.93 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1980 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Turkmenistan, 2023 1.93 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.01per 1,000 people 2022: 1.92 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Turkmenistan (2023).

Physicians in Turkmenistan 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 TurkmenistanWorld
2023 1.93 per 1,000 people –
2022 1.92 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 1.92 per 1,000 people –
2020 1.96 per 1,000 people –
2019 1.96 per 1,000 people –
2018 1.97 per 1,000 people –
2017 1.97 per 1,000 people –
2016 1.96 per 1,000 people –
2015 1.97 per 1,000 people –
2014 2.00 per 1,000 people –
2013 2.00 per 1,000 people –
2012 2.03 per 1,000 people –
2011 2.08 per 1,000 people –
2010 2.08 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 2.11 per 1,000 people –
2008 2.13 per 1,000 people –
2007 2.18 per 1,000 people –
2006 2.24 per 1,000 people –
2005 2.36 per 1,000 people –
2004 2.48 per 1,000 people –
2003 2.55 per 1,000 people –
2002 2.66 per 1,000 people –
2001 2.70 per 1,000 people –
2000 2.71 per 1,000 people 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 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.00 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.07.

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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
1980 to 2023 for Turkmenistan
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