Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Albania

Physicians per 1,000 people in Albania in 2020 — 1.88 per 1,000. Ranked 75 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 580.8%.

2020 1.88 per 1,000 +14.22% vs 2019
World rank 75of 136
Period maximum 1.88 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.28 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2020 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Albania, 1960–202000.511.52196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 0.28 per 1,0001965: 0.48 per 1,0001970: 0.74 per 1,0001971: 0.91 per 1,0001972: 0.85 per 1,0001977: 1.04 per 1,0001980: 1.37 per 1,0001983: 1.42 per 1,0001984: 1.41 per 1,0001985: 1.41 per 1,0001990: 1.38 per 1,0001991: 1.46 per 1,0001992: 1.6 per 1,0001993: 1.38 per 1,0001994: 1.29 per 1,0001995: 1.3 per 1,0001996: 1.32 per 1,0001997: 1.33 per 1,0001998: 1.35 per 1,0002000: 1.37 per 1,0002001: 1.3 per 1,0002002: 1.17 per 1,0002003: 1.19 per 1,0002004: 1.19 per 1,0002006: 1.19 per 1,0002007: 1.2 per 1,0002009: 1.24 per 1,0002010: 1.24 per 1,0002011: 1.23 per 1,0002012: 1.27 per 1,0002013: 1.28 per 1,0002016: 1.21 per 1,0002019: 1.65 per 1,0002020: 1.88 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.6 (+580.8%) Average annual rate: 3.25 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 1.88 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 3.57 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 4.31 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.17 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 1.88 +0.23 +14.22%
2019 1.65
2016 1.21
2013 1.28 +0.01 +0.47%
2012 1.27 +0.04 +3.34%
2011 1.23 −0.01 −1.13%
2010 1.24 +0.01 +0.65%
2009 1.24
2007 1.2 +0.01 +0.93%
2006 1.19
2004 1.19 +0.01 +0.67%
2003 1.19 +0.02 +1.63%
2002 1.17 −0.14 −10.44%
2001 1.3 −0.06 −4.61%
2000 1.37
1998 1.35 +0.01 +1.05%
1997 1.33 +0.01 +1.14%
1996 1.32 +0.02 +1.23%
1995 1.3 +0.01 +0.62%
1994 1.29 −0.08 −6.03%
1993 1.38 −0.23 −14.15%
1992 1.6 +0.14 +9.86%
1991 1.46 +0.08 +5.95%
1990 1.38
1985 1.41 −0 −0.07%
1984 1.41 −0.01 −0.57%
1983 1.42
1980 1.37
1977 1.04
1972 0.85 −0.07 −7.24%
1971 0.91 +0.17 +23.27%
1970 0.74
1965 0.48
1960 0.28

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.