Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Germany

Physicians per 1,000 people in Germany in 2022 — 4.53 per 1,000. Ranked 13 in the world out of 125. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 65.2%.

2022 4.53 per 1,000 +0.69% vs 2021
World rank 13of 125
Period maximum 4.53 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 2.75 per 1,0001991

Trend over time

1991–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Germany, 1991–20222.533.544.551991199519992003200720112015201920221991: 2.75 per 1,0001992: 2.82 per 1,0001993: 2.9 per 1,0001994: 2.98 per 1,0001995: 3.04 per 1,0001996: 3.09 per 1,0001997: 3.1 per 1,0001998: 3.16 per 1,0001999: 3.21 per 1,0002000: 3.26 per 1,0002001: 3.31 per 1,0002002: 3.34 per 1,0002003: 3.37 per 1,0002004: 3.39 per 1,0002005: 3.41 per 1,0002006: 3.47 per 1,0002007: 3.53 per 1,0002008: 3.58 per 1,0002009: 3.66 per 1,0002010: 3.76 per 1,0002011: 3.85 per 1,0002012: 3.92 per 1,0002013: 4.02 per 1,0002014: 4.09 per 1,0002015: 4.12 per 1,0002016: 4.17 per 1,0002017: 4.23 per 1,0002018: 4.29 per 1,0002019: 4.37 per 1,0002020: 4.44 per 1,0002021: 4.5 per 1,0002022: 4.53 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.79 (+65.17%) Average annual rate: 1.63 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Germany 4.53 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 — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.53 +0.03 +0.69%
2021 4.5 +0.06 +1.35%
2020 4.44 +0.07 +1.6%
2019 4.37 +0.09 +2.01%
2018 4.29 +0.06 +1.44%
2017 4.23 +0.06 +1.44%
2016 4.17 +0.05 +1.12%
2015 4.12 +0.03 +0.78%
2014 4.09 +0.07 +1.82%
2013 4.02 +0.09 +2.37%
2012 3.92 +0.07 +1.9%
2011 3.85 +0.09 +2.45%
2010 3.76 +0.1 +2.59%
2009 3.66 +0.08 +2.18%
2008 3.58 +0.06 +1.59%
2007 3.53 +0.06 +1.82%
2006 3.47 +0.05 +1.52%
2005 3.41 +0.02 +0.62%
2004 3.39 +0.02 +0.68%
2003 3.37 +0.03 +0.93%
2002 3.34 +0.03 +0.85%
2001 3.31 +0.05 +1.44%
2000 3.26 +0.05 +1.56%
1999 3.21 +0.05 +1.55%
1998 3.16 +0.06 +1.97%
1997 3.1 +0.02 +0.52%
1996 3.09 +0.05 +1.51%
1995 3.04 +0.06 +2.15%
1994 2.98 +0.07 +2.51%
1993 2.9 +0.09 +3.13%
1992 2.82 +0.07 +2.59%
1991 2.75

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.