Physicians in Niger
Niger: Physicians was 0.038 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Niger, 1960–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.038 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2023.
That represents a change of up 35.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Niger peaked at 0.053 per 1,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.011 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Niger 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 per 1,000 people | 0.011 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0165 per 1,000 people | 0.016 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 0.025 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 per 1,000 people | 0.018 per 1,000 people | 0.035 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0255 per 1,000 people | 0.019 per 1,000 people | 0.033 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0367 per 1,000 people | 0.022 per 1,000 people | 0.053 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0337 per 1,000 people | 0.028 per 1,000 people | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Niger?
- Physicians in Niger was 0.038 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.053 per 1,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Niger rank for physicians?
- Niger ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.