Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — New Zealand

Physicians per 1,000 people in New Zealand in 2022 — 3.61 per 1,000. Ranked 33 in the world out of 125. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 228.3%.

2022 3.61 per 1,000 +2.27% vs 2021
World rank 33of 125
Period maximum 3.61 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.1 per 1,0001961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — New Zealand, 1961–20220123419611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 1.1 per 1,0001966: 1.1 per 1,0001971: 1.1 per 1,0001973: 1.2 per 1,0001976: 1.3 per 1,0001977: 1.4 per 1,0001978: 1.4 per 1,0001979: 1.5 per 1,0001980: 1.6 per 1,0001981: 1.6 per 1,0001982: 1.6 per 1,0001983: 1.7 per 1,0001984: 1.7 per 1,0001985: 1.7 per 1,0001986: 1.8 per 1,0001987: 1.8 per 1,0001988: 1.9 per 1,0001989: 1.9 per 1,0001990: 1.87 per 1,0001991: 1.89 per 1,0001992: 1.9 per 1,0001993: 1.92 per 1,0001994: 1.98 per 1,0001995: 2.05 per 1,0001996: 2.05 per 1,0001997: 2.18 per 1,0001998: 2.23 per 1,0001999: 2.25 per 1,0002000: 2.23 per 1,0002001: 2.18 per 1,0002002: 2.12 per 1,0002003: 2.18 per 1,0002004: 2.19 per 1,0002005: 2.11 per 1,0002006: 2.27 per 1,0002007: 2.3 per 1,0002008: 2.46 per 1,0002009: 2.58 per 1,0002010: 2.63 per 1,0002011: 2.66 per 1,0002012: 2.71 per 1,0002013: 2.82 per 1,0002014: 2.89 per 1,0002015: 3.03 per 1,0002016: 3.12 per 1,0002017: 3.25 per 1,0002018: 3.31 per 1,0002019: 3.37 per 1,0002020: 3.44 per 1,0002021: 3.53 per 1,0002022: 3.61 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.51 (+228.27%) Average annual rate: 1.97 %

Comparison, 2022

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

New Zealand 3.61 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 2.4 per 1,000
Australia and New Zealand computed 4.01 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.61 +0.08 +2.27%
2021 3.53 +0.09 +2.59%
2020 3.44 +0.07 +2.14%
2019 3.37 +0.06 +1.78%
2018 3.31 +0.06 +1.78%
2017 3.25 +0.14 +4.43%
2016 3.12 +0.08 +2.77%
2015 3.03 +0.14 +4.92%
2014 2.89 +0.07 +2.37%
2013 2.82 +0.11 +4.02%
2012 2.71 +0.06 +2.18%
2011 2.66 +0.03 +1.14%
2010 2.63 +0.04 +1.74%
2009 2.58 +0.12 +4.75%
2008 2.46 +0.17 +7.18%
2007 2.3 +0.02 +1.1%
2006 2.27 +0.17 +7.98%
2005 2.11 −0.09 −3.88%
2004 2.19 +0.01 +0.6%
2003 2.18 +0.05 +2.5%
2002 2.12 −0.06 −2.66%
2001 2.18 −0.05 −2.28%
2000 2.23 −0.01 −0.58%
1999 2.25 +0.02 +0.81%
1998 2.23 +0.05 +2.34%
1997 2.18 +0.13 +6.35%
1996 2.05 −0 −0.1%
1995 2.05 +0.07 +3.33%
1994 1.98 +0.06 +3.12%
1993 1.92 +0.02 +1.05%
1992 1.9 +0.01 +0.74%
1991 1.89 +0.02 +1.23%
1990 1.87 −0.03 −1.79%
1989 1.9 +0 +0%
1988 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1987 1.8 +0 +0%
1986 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1985 1.7 +0 +0%
1984 1.7 +0 +0%
1983 1.7 +0.1 +6.25%
1982 1.6 +0 +0%
1981 1.6 +0 +0%
1980 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1979 1.5 +0.1 +7.14%
1978 1.4 +0 +0%
1977 1.4 +0.1 +7.69%
1976 1.3
1973 1.2
1971 1.1
1966 1.1
1961 1.1

Australia and New Zealand, 2022

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

AU Australia 4.09 NZ New Zealand 3.61

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.