Physicians per 10,000 people in Nepal

Physicians per 10,000 people in Nepal was 10.88 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is up 7.6% from 2023. That is the 98th highest of 145 countries in 2020.

2024, per 10,000 people10.88
Change on 2023+7.6%
Rank98th of 145Countries ranked
Series high10.882024
Series low2.072004

Physicians per 10,000 people in Nepal, 2004 to 2024

24681012200420132018202020242004: 2.07 per 10,000 people2012: 5.06 per 10,000 people2013: 5.5 per 10,000 people2017: 6.81 per 10,000 people2018: 7.49 per 10,000 people2019: 8.15 per 10,000 people2020: 8.57 per 10,000 people2021: 8.84 per 10,000 people2023: 10.11 per 10,000 people2024: 10.88 per 10,000 people
per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 10 values
Periodper 10,000 people
202410.88
202310.11
20218.84
20208.57
20198.15
20187.49
20176.81
20135.5
20125.06
20042.07

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Definition

Physicians per 10,000 population: generalists, specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined (ISCO-08 codes 221, 2211 and 2212), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising physicians only or all registered physicians.

Countries count practising or registered physicians and do not report every year, so compare countries with care. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/CCCEBB2/217795A (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the physicians per 10,000 people in Nepal?

Physicians per 10,000 people in Nepal was 10.88 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is up 7.6% from 2023. That is the 98th highest of 145 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest physicians per 10,000 people in Nepal?

10.88 per 10,000 people in 2024, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

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