Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Belgium

Physicians per 1,000 people in Belgium in 2022 — 3.57 per 1,000. Ranked 34 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 174.9%.

2022 3.57 per 1,000 +1.05% vs 2021
World rank 34of 125
Period maximum 3.74 per 1,0001998
Period minimum 1.3 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Belgium, 1960–20220123419601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 1.3 per 1,0001962: 1.4 per 1,0001964: 1.4 per 1,0001966: 1.5 per 1,0001968: 1.6 per 1,0001971: 1.5 per 1,0001973: 1.7 per 1,0001975: 1.9 per 1,0001977: 2 per 1,0001979: 2.2 per 1,0001981: 2.4 per 1,0001983: 2.8 per 1,0001985: 2.8 per 1,0001987: 3 per 1,0001989: 3.2 per 1,0001991: 3.33 per 1,0001993: 3.44 per 1,0001995: 3.54 per 1,0001997: 3.68 per 1,0001999: 2.8 per 1,0002001: 2.85 per 1,0002003: 2.86 per 1,0002005: 2.87 per 1,0002007: 2.91 per 1,0002009: 2.92 per 1,0002011: 2.92 per 1,0002013: 3.13 per 1,0002015: 3.22 per 1,0002017: 3.29 per 1,0002019: 3.42 per 1,0002021: 3.54 per 1,0002022: 3.57 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.27 (+174.92%) Average annual rate: 1.64 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Belgium 3.57 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 4.03 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.57 +0.04 +1.05%
2021 3.54 +0.03 +0.88%
2020 3.51 +0.08 +2.39%
2019 3.42 +0.07 +2.06%
2018 3.36 +0.06 +1.91%
2017 3.29 +0.01 +0.37%
2016 3.28 +0.06 +1.83%
2015 3.22 +0.06 +1.93%
2014 3.16 +0.03 +0.93%
2013 3.13 +0.2 +6.75%
2012 2.93 +0.02 +0.62%
2011 2.92 +0.01 +0.21%
2010 2.91 −0.01 −0.38%
2009 2.92 −0 −0.03%
2008 2.92 +0.02 +0.55%
2007 2.91 +0.02 +0.66%
2006 2.89 +0.02 +0.52%
2005 2.87 +0 +0.1%
2004 2.87 +0.01 +0.39%
2003 2.86 −0 −0.07%
2002 2.86 +0.01 +0.35%
2001 2.85 +0.02 +0.71%
2000 2.83 +0.03 +1%
1999 2.8 −0.93 −25.01%
1998 3.74 +0.06 +1.55%
1997 3.68 +0.07 +1.94%
1996 3.61 +0.07 +1.83%
1995 3.54 +0.04 +1%
1994 3.51 +0.06 +1.86%
1993 3.44 +0.05 +1.56%
1992 3.39 +0.06 +1.92%
1991 3.33 +0.06 +1.84%
1990 3.27 +0.07 +2.09%
1989 3.2 +0.1 +3.23%
1988 3.1 +0.1 +3.33%
1987 3 +0.1 +3.45%
1986 2.9 +0.1 +3.57%
1985 2.8 +0.1 +3.7%
1984 2.7 −0.1 −3.57%
1983 2.8 +0.3 +12%
1982 2.5 +0.1 +4.17%
1981 2.4 +0.1 +4.35%
1980 2.3 +0.1 +4.55%
1979 2.2 +0.1 +4.76%
1978 2.1 +0.1 +5%
1977 2 +0.1 +5.26%
1976 1.9 +0 +0%
1975 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1974 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1973 1.7 +0.1 +6.25%
1972 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1971 1.5
1969 1.6 +0 +0%
1968 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1967 1.5 +0 +0%
1966 1.5 +0 +0%
1965 1.5 +0.1 +7.14%
1964 1.4 +0 +0%
1963 1.4 +0 +0%
1962 1.4 +0.1 +7.69%
1961 1.3 +0 +0%
1960 1.3

Western Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.