Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal

Nepal: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 2.51 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.51
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
89th
of 165 countries
All-time high
2.51
in 2024
All-time low
0.1
in 2004
Years of data
9
2004–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal, 2004–2024

00.511.522.52004201420242004: 0.12012: 0.442017: 0.972018: 0.932019: 1.42020: 1.72021: 1.82023: 2.22024: 2.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 2.51 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 470.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal peaked at 2.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2004.

Nepal ranks 89th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1 —
2012 0.44 +340.0%
2017 0.97 +120.5%
2018 0.93 -4.1%
2019 1.36 +46.2%
2020 1.66 +22.1%
2021 1.75 +5.4%
2023 2.25 +28.6%
2024 2.51 +11.6%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 2.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 2.51 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.8, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1 0.1 0.1 1
2010s 0.925 0.44 1.36 4
2020s 2.04 1.66 2.51 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 86 Montenegro 2.79 compare
  2. 87 Namibia 2.73 compare
  3. 88 Tajikistan 2.56 compare
  4. 90 Indonesia 2.44 compare
  5. 91 Tunisia 2.42 compare
  6. 92 Bolivia 2.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Nepal was 2.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 2.51 in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2004.
How does Nepal rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Nepal ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 470.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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