IntervaOpen the desk

World Bank · Health

Sri Lanka: Physicians

1.14per 1,000 people · 2023+53.1% since 2012

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2023.

19602023

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 people)Note
20231.136
20211.144
20201.167
20191.098
20180.958
20170.887
20160.856
20150.83
20140.807
20130.772
20120.742
20110.718
20100.703
20090.662
20080.605
20070.538
20060.505
20050.504
20040.522
20010.428
20000.413
19990.369
19980.346
19970.308
19960.286
19950.23
19940.194
19930.218
19920.175
19910.148
19890.146
19850.181
19820.134
19810.134
19750.169
19700.169
19650.172
19600.223

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). Physicians. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-physicians (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

CSV, all countriesJSON, Sri LankaAPI and MCP

Physicians in other countries

Rank Sri Lanka against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Sri Lanka: Physicians (1960–2023) · Interva