Physicians in Ghana
Ghana: Physicians was 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Ghana, 1960–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.266 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.0% on the previous year and up 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Ghana peaked at 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.043 per 1,000 people, in 1989.
Ghana ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 0.043 per 1,000 people | 0.067 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 0.062 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0934 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 0.148 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 per 1,000 people | 0.089 per 1,000 people | 0.144 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1758 per 1,000 people | 0.128 per 1,000 people | 0.266 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 151 Afghanistan 0.317 per 1,000 people compare
- 152 Haiti 0.292 per 1,000 people compare
- 153 Kenya 0.289 per 1,000 people compare
- 155 Mauritania 0.261 per 1,000 people compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 0.252 per 1,000 people compare
- 157 Sudan 0.25 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Ghana?
- Physicians in Ghana was 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.266 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 per 1,000 people in 1989.
- How does Ghana rank for physicians?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.