Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Latvia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Latvia in 2022 — 3.4 per 1,000. Ranked 40 in the world out of 125. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 6.2%.

2022 3.4 per 1,000 +1.25% vs 2021
World rank 40of 125
Period maximum 4.18 per 1,0001988
Period minimum 2.69 per 1,0002001

Trend over time

1980–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Latvia, 1980–20222.533.544.51980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 3.62 per 1,0001985: 4.1 per 1,0001986: 4.08 per 1,0001987: 4.11 per 1,0001988: 4.18 per 1,0001989: 4.16 per 1,0001990: 3.55 per 1,0001991: 3.61 per 1,0001992: 3.13 per 1,0001993: 2.9 per 1,0001994: 2.89 per 1,0001995: 2.83 per 1,0001996: 2.83 per 1,0001997: 2.87 per 1,0001998: 2.74 per 1,0001999: 2.72 per 1,0002000: 2.88 per 1,0002001: 2.69 per 1,0002002: 2.79 per 1,0002003: 2.83 per 1,0002004: 2.92 per 1,0002005: 2.96 per 1,0002006: 3.03 per 1,0002007: 3.14 per 1,0002008: 3.23 per 1,0002009: 3.15 per 1,0002010: 3.11 per 1,0002011: 3.13 per 1,0002012: 3.14 per 1,0002013: 3.19 per 1,0002014: 3.22 per 1,0002015: 3.2 per 1,0002016: 3.21 per 1,0002017: 3.21 per 1,0002018: 3.3 per 1,0002019: 3.27 per 1,0002020: 3.34 per 1,0002021: 3.36 per 1,0002022: 3.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.23 (−6.21%) Average annual rate: -0.15 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Latvia 3.4 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.4 +0.04 +1.25%
2021 3.36 +0.02 +0.54%
2020 3.34 +0.07 +2.17%
2019 3.27 −0.04 −1.09%
2018 3.3 +0.1 +3.06%
2017 3.21 −0.01 −0.22%
2016 3.21 +0.02 +0.47%
2015 3.2 −0.02 −0.59%
2014 3.22 +0.03 +0.82%
2013 3.19 +0.05 +1.46%
2012 3.14 +0.01 +0.32%
2011 3.13 +0.03 +0.87%
2010 3.11 −0.05 −1.46%
2009 3.15 −0.08 −2.47%
2008 3.23 +0.09 +2.86%
2007 3.14 +0.12 +3.8%
2006 3.03 +0.07 +2.33%
2005 2.96 +0.04 +1.47%
2004 2.92 +0.09 +3.04%
2003 2.83 +0.04 +1.51%
2002 2.79 +0.1 +3.8%
2001 2.69 −0.19 −6.7%
2000 2.88 +0.16 +5.96%
1999 2.72 −0.02 −0.8%
1998 2.74 −0.13 −4.43%
1997 2.87 +0.03 +1.13%
1996 2.83 +0.01 +0.25%
1995 2.83 −0.06 −2.21%
1994 2.89 −0.01 −0.45%
1993 2.9 −0.23 −7.31%
1992 3.13 −0.48 −13.29%
1991 3.61 +0.07 +1.83%
1990 3.55 −0.61 −14.75%
1989 4.16 −0.02 −0.5%
1988 4.18 +0.07 +1.73%
1987 4.11 +0.04 +0.86%
1986 4.08 −0.02 −0.54%
1985 4.1
1980 3.62

Northern 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.