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Physicians per 1,000 people

The number of physicians per 1,000 people.

Unit: per 1,000 people Period: 1960–2023 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 2.01 per 1,000 Countries: 208

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1980 to 2023.

Physicians per 1,000 people, 1980–2023

Top-20 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people, 1980–202302.557.510CubaCuba: 9.54 per 1,0009.54MonacoMonaco: 8.61 per 1,0008.61SeychellesSeychelles: 6.6 per 1,0006.6GreeceGreece: 6.58 per 1,0006.58PortugalPortugal: 5.85 per 1,0005.85GeorgiaGeorgia: 5.64 per 1,0005.64AustriaAustria: 5.52 per 1,0005.52RussiaRussia: 5.11 per 1,0005.11ArgentinaArgentina: 5.11 per 1,0005.11AndorraAndorra: 5.07 per 1,0005.07NorwayNorway: 4.98 per 1,0004.98BelarusBelarus: 4.72 per 1,0004.72UruguayUruguay: 4.67 per 1,0004.67San MarinoSan Marino: 4.63 per 1,0004.63GermanyGermany: 4.53 per 1,0004.53MaltaMalta: 4.51 per 1,0004.51DenmarkDenmark: 4.5 per 1,0004.5SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 4.48 per 1,0004.48LithuaniaLithuania: 4.47 per 1,0004.47SwedenSweden: 4.41 per 1,0004.41
Physicians per 1,000 people — 1980–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CU Cuba 9.54 2021 1
2 MC Monaco 8.61 2020 2
3 SC Seychelles 6.6 2022 3
4 GR Greece 6.58 2022 4
5 PT Portugal 5.85 2022 5
6 GE Georgia 5.64 2023 6
7 AT Austria 5.52 2023 7
8 RU Russia 5.11 2022 8
9 AR Argentina 5.11 2023 9
10 AD Andorra 5.07 2023 10
11 NO Norway 4.98 2023 11
12 BY Belarus 4.72 2023 12
13 UY Uruguay 4.67 2022 13
14 SM San Marino 4.63 2023 14
15 DE Germany 4.53 2022 15
16 MT Malta 4.51 2022 16
17 DK Denmark 4.5 2021 17
18 CH Switzerland 4.48 2022 18
19 LT Lithuania 4.47 2022 19
20 SE Sweden 4.41 2021 20
21 IS Iceland 4.37 2023 21
22 CZ Czechia 4.35 2022 22
23 BG Bulgaria 4.33 2022 23
24 ES Spain 4.29 2022 24
25 LC Saint Lucia 4.23 2020 25
26 IT Italy 4.19 2022 26
27 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.16 2021 27
28 MN Mongolia 4.13 2022 28
29 AU Australia 4.09 2022 29
30 PL Poland 4.03 2023 30
31 MD Moldova 4.02 2023 31
32 HR Croatia 3.91 2022 32
33 PY Paraguay 3.89 2022 33
34 NL Netherlands 3.88 2022 34
35 IE Ireland 3.88 2023 35
36 IL Israel 3.8 2023 36
37 KZ Kazakhstan 3.75 2023 37
38 SK Slovakia 3.7 2022 38
39 US United States 3.68 2022 39
40 KP North Korea 3.63 2017 40
41 RO Romania 3.63 2022 41
42 NZ New Zealand 3.61 2022 42
43 FI Finland 3.61 2021 43
44 BE Belgium 3.57 2022 44
45 CY Cyprus 3.56 2022 45
46 UA Ukraine 3.53 2023 46
47 EE Estonia 3.47 2022 47
48 HU Hungary 3.46 2022 48
49 SA Saudi Arabia 3.41 2023 49
50 LV Latvia 3.4 2022 50
51 SI Slovenia 3.37 2022 51
52 AM Armenia 3.36 2022 52
53 CL Chile 3.33 2023 53
54 GB United Kingdom 3.3 2023 54
55 FR France 3.28 2022 55
56 AZ Azerbaijan 3.19 2022 56
57 CN China 3.11 2022 57
58 RS Serbia 3.1 2022 58
59 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.09 2018 59
60 QA Qatar 3.02 2023 60
61 AE United Arab Emirates 2.99 2023 61
62 LU Luxembourg 2.98 2017 62
63 BB Barbados 2.96 2022 63
64 MK North Macedonia 2.94 2022 64
65 AG Antigua and Barbuda 2.92 2017 65
66 JO Jordan 2.85 2022 66
67 SG Singapore 2.83 2022 67
68 CA Canada 2.82 2023 68
69 UZ Uzbekistan 2.81 2021 69
70 ME Montenegro 2.78 2023 70
71 CR Costa Rica 2.69 2022 71
72 LB Lebanon 2.68 2020 72
73 JP Japan 2.65 2022 73
74 KR South Korea 2.61 2022 74
75 MX Mexico 2.59 2022 75
76 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.58 2019 76
77 CO Colombia 2.54 2023 77
78 DO Dominican Republic 2.43 2023 78
79 BR Brazil 2.36 2023 79
80 MY Malaysia 2.34 2023 80
81 EC Ecuador 2.31 2020 81
82 KW Kuwait 2.27 2020 82
83 TR Türkiye 2.24 2022 83
84 MV Maldives 2.24 2019 84
85 PS Palestine 2.17 2018 85
86 LY Libya 2.04 2017 86
87 OM Oman 1.99 2022 87
88 NC New Caledonia 1.98 1999 88
89 KY Cayman Islands 1.94 1997 89
90 TM Turkmenistan 1.93 2023 90
91 BS Bahamas 1.9 2017 91
92 BN Brunei Darussalam 1.89 2021 92
93 AL Albania 1.88 2020 93
94 TJ Tajikistan 1.87 2023 94
95 IR Iran 1.81 2023 95
96 PW Palau 1.81 2023 96
97 BM Bermuda 1.77 1997 97
98 PR Puerto Rico 1.75 1995 98
99 PF French Polynesia 1.7 2000 99
100 PE Peru 1.69 2023 100
101 VE Venezuela 1.66 2017 101
102 DZ Algeria 1.66 2022 102
103 VI United States Virgin Islands 1.65 1995 103
104 PA Panama 1.63 2022 104
105 SV El Salvador 1.62 2023 105
106 KG Kyrgyzstan 1.57 2023 106
107 MO Macao 1.56 1987 107
108 JE Channel Islands 1.52 1981 108
109 SY Syria 1.52 2021 109
110 IM Isle of Man 1.45 2010 110
111 MU Mauritius 1.44 2022 111
112 GY Guyana 1.39 2020 112
113 GD Grenada 1.38 2018 113
114 SR Suriname 1.36 2023 114
115 TV Tuvalu 1.35 2020 115
116 HK Hong Kong 1.32 1995 116
117 TN Tunisia 1.32 2021 117
118 BO Bolivia 1.28 2021 118
119 GT Guatemala 1.28 2020 119
120 NR Nauru 1.27 2015 120
121 PK Pakistan 1.16 2021 121
122 DM Dominica 1.16 2018 122
123 LK Sri Lanka 1.14 2023 123
124 GL Greenland 1.14 1980 124
125 AW Aruba 1.12 1995 125
126 VN Vietnam 1.11 2021 126
127 BZ Belize 1.09 2018 127
128 GU Guam 1.08 1999 128
129 IQ Iraq 1.02 2022 129
130 TO Tonga 1.01 2021 130
131 NP Nepal 1.01 2023 131
132 FM Micronesia 0.97 2020 132
133 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.94 2012 133
134 FJ Fiji 0.81 2015 134
135 ZA South Africa 0.79 2022 135
136 PH Philippines 0.79 2021 136
137 AS American Samoa 0.78 1999 137
138 MM Myanmar 0.76 2019 138
139 TL Timor-Leste 0.75 2020 139
140 BH Bahrain 0.74 2020 140
141 MA Morocco 0.74 2021 141
142 CV Cabo Verde 0.73 2023 142
143 IN India 0.72 2020 143
144 BD Bangladesh 0.72 2023 144
145 NI Nicaragua 0.68 2018 145
146 EG Egypt 0.67 2020 146
147 WS Samoa 0.56 2021 147
148 SZ Eswatini 0.56 2023 148
149 BT Bhutan 0.55 2022 149
150 NA Namibia 0.55 2022 149
151 TH Thailand 0.54 2021 151
152 ID Indonesia 0.52 2023 152
153 GA Gabon 0.52 2022 153
154 HN Honduras 0.49 2020 154
155 MH Marshall Islands 0.47 2012 155
156 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.46 2022 156
157 JM Jamaica 0.46 2023 157
158 MP Northern Mariana Islands 0.45 1999 158
159 KM Comoros 0.42 2022 159
160 NG Nigeria 0.38 2023 160
161 BW Botswana 0.38 2023 161
162 LA Laos 0.33 2022 162
163 ZM Zambia 0.32 2022 163
164 AF Afghanistan 0.32 2023 164
165 HT Haiti 0.29 2022 165
166 KE Kenya 0.29 2023 166
167 GH Ghana 0.27 2023 167
168 MR Mauritania 0.26 2022 168
169 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.25 2022 169
170 SD Sudan 0.25 2017 170
171 AO Angola 0.24 2022 171
172 SB Solomon Islands 0.24 2023 172
173 LS Lesotho 0.24 2022 173
174 BJ Benin 0.22 2023 174
175 KH Cambodia 0.21 2019 175
176 DJ Djibouti 0.21 2022 175
177 GN Guinea 0.21 2022 177
178 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.21 2022 178
179 KI Kiribati 0.19 2013 179
180 UG Uganda 0.19 2022 180
181 ML Mali 0.19 2023 181
182 LR Liberia 0.18 2022 182
183 MZ Mozambique 0.18 2022 183
184 CG Republic of the Congo 0.17 2022 184
185 MG Madagascar 0.17 2022 185
186 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.17 2023 186
187 VU Vanuatu 0.16 2019 187
188 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.15 2022 188
189 BF Burkina Faso 0.15 2022 189
190 ET Ethiopia 0.14 2023 190
191 CM Cameroon 0.14 2022 191
192 ZW Zimbabwe 0.14 2023 191
193 SL Sierra Leone 0.13 2022 193
194 TZ Tanzania 0.13 2022 193
195 SN Senegal 0.11 2023 195
196 YE Yemen 0.1 2023 196
197 GM Gambia 0.09 2023 197
198 RW Rwanda 0.09 2022 197
199 ER Eritrea 0.09 2022 199
200 TD Chad 0.09 2023 200
201 TG Togo 0.08 2022 201
202 BI Burundi 0.08 2022 202
203 CF Central African Republic 0.07 2023 203
204 PG Papua New Guinea 0.06 2023 204
205 MW Malawi 0.05 2022 205
206 SO Somalia 0.05 2014 206
207 SS South Sudan 0.04 2022 207
208 NE Niger 0.04 2023 208
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Maximum 9.54 per 1,000
Median 1.62 per 1,000
Minimum 0.04 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 1,000 people
Observation period
1960–2023
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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