Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Europe & Central Asia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia in 2022 — 3.9 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 23.4%.

2022 3.9 per 1,000 +0.99% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3.9 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 3.09 per 1,0001996

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Europe & Central Asia, 1990–202233.253.53.7541990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 3.16 per 1,0001991: 3.23 per 1,0001992: 3.28 per 1,0001993: 3.32 per 1,0001994: 3.33 per 1,0001995: 3.23 per 1,0001996: 3.09 per 1,0001997: 3.12 per 1,0001998: 3.16 per 1,0001999: 3.17 per 1,0002000: 3.1 per 1,0002001: 3.13 per 1,0002002: 3.55 per 1,0002003: 3.19 per 1,0002004: 3.23 per 1,0002005: 3.26 per 1,0002006: 3.3 per 1,0002007: 3.33 per 1,0002008: 3.36 per 1,0002009: 3.41 per 1,0002010: 3.44 per 1,0002011: 3.33 per 1,0002012: 3.31 per 1,0002013: 3.34 per 1,0002014: 3.36 per 1,0002015: 3.37 per 1,0002016: 3.4 per 1,0002017: 3.44 per 1,0002018: 3.48 per 1,0002019: 3.6 per 1,0002020: 3.57 per 1,0002021: 3.86 per 1,0002022: 3.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.74 (+23.42%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.9 +0.04 +0.99%
2021 3.86 +0.29 +8.23%
2020 3.57 −0.03 −0.87%
2019 3.6 +0.11 +3.26%
2018 3.48 +0.04 +1.17%
2017 3.44 +0.04 +1.32%
2016 3.4 +0.03 +0.96%
2015 3.37 +0 +0.05%
2014 3.36 +0.03 +0.76%
2013 3.34 +0.02 +0.73%
2012 3.31 −0.02 −0.51%
2011 3.33 −0.11 −3.06%
2010 3.44 +0.03 +0.88%
2009 3.41 +0.04 +1.27%
2008 3.36 +0.03 +0.91%
2007 3.33 +0.03 +0.93%
2006 3.3 +0.05 +1.4%
2005 3.26 +0.03 +0.84%
2004 3.23 +0.04 +1.24%
2003 3.19 −0.36 −10.08%
2002 3.55 +0.42 +13.5%
2001 3.13 +0.03 +0.86%
2000 3.1 −0.07 −2.15%
1999 3.17 +0.01 +0.41%
1998 3.16 +0.04 +1.24%
1997 3.12 +0.02 +0.71%
1996 3.09 −0.13 −4.04%
1995 3.23 −0.11 −3.25%
1994 3.33 +0.01 +0.43%
1993 3.32 +0.04 +1.08%
1992 3.28 +0.05 +1.53%
1991 3.23 +0.08 +2.43%
1990 3.16

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.