Physicians (per 1,000 people)
0.38 per 1,000 people Nigeria, 2023
Down 1.6% from 0.39 per 1,000 people in 2022.
Administrative dataIrregularSDG 3.c.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
- Type of figure
- Administrative data. Counted from government or institutional records, such as school registers or health facility reports.
- Updated
- Irregular
- SDG target
- 3.c.1
- Compiled from
- Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.MED.PHYS.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.38 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 0.39 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 0.39 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 0.36 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 0.36 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 0.43 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 0.36 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 0.36 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 0.36 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 0.36 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 0.33 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 0.27 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 0.26 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 0.27 per 1,000 people |
| 1993 | 0.19 per 1,000 people |
| 1992 | 0.18 per 1,000 people |
| 1989 | 0.19 per 1,000 people |
| 1986 | 0.19 per 1,000 people |
| 1985 | 0.19 per 1,000 people |
| 1982 | 0.15 per 1,000 people |
| 1980 | 0.11 per 1,000 people |
| 1975 | 0.05 per 1,000 people |
| 1970 | 0.05 per 1,000 people |
| 1965 | 0.04 per 1,000 people |
| 1960 | 0.02 per 1,000 people |