Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Luxembourg

Physicians per 1,000 people in Luxembourg in 2017 — 2.98 per 1,000. Ranked 45 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 198.4%.

2017 2.98 per 1,000 +3.47% vs 2016
World rank 45of 139
Period maximum 2.98 per 1,0002017
Period minimum 1 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Luxembourg, 1960–20170123196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 1 per 1,0001961: 1 per 1,0001962: 1 per 1,0001963: 1 per 1,0001964: 1 per 1,0001965: 1 per 1,0001966: 1 per 1,0001967: 1 per 1,0001968: 1.1 per 1,0001969: 1.1 per 1,0001970: 1.1 per 1,0001971: 1.2 per 1,0001972: 1.2 per 1,0001973: 1.2 per 1,0001974: 1.2 per 1,0001975: 1.3 per 1,0001976: 1.3 per 1,0001977: 1.3 per 1,0001978: 1.5 per 1,0001979: 1.6 per 1,0001980: 1.7 per 1,0001981: 1.5 per 1,0001982: 1.7 per 1,0001983: 1.7 per 1,0001984: 1.7 per 1,0001985: 1.8 per 1,0001986: 1.9 per 1,0001987: 1.8 per 1,0001988: 1.9 per 1,0001989: 2 per 1,0001990: 2.01 per 1,0001991: 2.02 per 1,0001992: 2.08 per 1,0001993: 2.14 per 1,0001994: 2.16 per 1,0001995: 2.24 per 1,0001996: 2.32 per 1,0001997: 2.41 per 1,0001998: 2.45 per 1,0001999: 2.5 per 1,0002000: 2.15 per 1,0002001: 2.21 per 1,0002002: 2.26 per 1,0002003: 2.38 per 1,0002004: 2.42 per 1,0002005: 2.56 per 1,0002006: 2.61 per 1,0002007: 2.71 per 1,0002008: 2.72 per 1,0002009: 2.71 per 1,0002010: 2.77 per 1,0002011: 2.78 per 1,0002012: 2.81 per 1,0002013: 2.83 per 1,0002014: 2.88 per 1,0002015: 2.91 per 1,0002016: 2.88 per 1,0002017: 2.98 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.98 (+198.4%) Average annual rate: 1.94 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Luxembourg 2.98 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 3.44 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 3.81 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 2.98 +0.1 +3.47%
2016 2.88 −0.02 −0.83%
2015 2.91 +0.03 +0.9%
2014 2.88 +0.05 +1.84%
2013 2.83 +0.02 +0.82%
2012 2.81 +0.03 +1.08%
2011 2.78 +0.01 +0.22%
2010 2.77 +0.06 +2.33%
2009 2.71 −0.01 −0.29%
2008 2.72 +0.01 +0.18%
2007 2.71 +0.11 +4.07%
2006 2.61 +0.05 +1.88%
2005 2.56 +0.14 +5.57%
2004 2.42 +0.05 +1.89%
2003 2.38 +0.12 +5.36%
2002 2.26 +0.05 +2.13%
2001 2.21 +0.06 +2.7%
2000 2.15 −0.35 −13.82%
1999 2.5 +0.05 +2.09%
1998 2.45 +0.04 +1.62%
1997 2.41 +0.09 +3.93%
1996 2.32 +0.08 +3.39%
1995 2.24 +0.08 +3.61%
1994 2.16 +0.03 +1.22%
1993 2.14 +0.06 +2.79%
1992 2.08 +0.06 +2.97%
1991 2.02 +0.01 +0.5%
1990 2.01 +0.01 +0.35%
1989 2 +0.1 +5.26%
1988 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1987 1.8 −0.1 −5.26%
1986 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1985 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1984 1.7 +0 +0%
1983 1.7 +0 +0%
1982 1.7 +0.2 +13.33%
1981 1.5 −0.2 −11.76%
1980 1.7 +0.1 +6.25%
1979 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1978 1.5 +0.2 +15.38%
1977 1.3 +0 +0%
1976 1.3 +0 +0%
1975 1.3 +0.1 +8.33%
1974 1.2 +0 +0%
1973 1.2 +0 +0%
1972 1.2 +0 +0%
1971 1.2 +0.1 +9.09%
1970 1.1 +0 +0%
1969 1.1 +0 +0%
1968 1.1 +0.1 +10%
1967 1 +0 +0%
1966 1 +0 +0%
1965 1 +0 +0%
1964 1 +0 +0%
1963 1 +0 +0%
1962 1 +0 +0%
1961 1 +0 +0%
1960 1

Western Europe, 2017

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.