Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — North Macedonia

Physicians per 1,000 people in North Macedonia in 2022 — 2.94 per 1,000. Ranked 51 in the world out of 125. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 230.8%.

2022 2.94 per 1,000 −11.94% vs 2020
World rank 51of 125
Period maximum 3.41 per 1,0002019
Period minimum 0.89 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1970–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — North Macedonia, 1970–20220123419701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 0.89 per 1,0001971: 0.92 per 1,0001972: 0.95 per 1,0001973: 1.01 per 1,0001974: 1.03 per 1,0001975: 1.12 per 1,0001976: 1.11 per 1,0001977: 1.16 per 1,0001978: 1.24 per 1,0001979: 1.31 per 1,0001990: 2.13 per 1,0001991: 2.18 per 1,0001992: 2.25 per 1,0001993: 2.26 per 1,0001994: 2.26 per 1,0001995: 2.26 per 1,0001996: 2.22 per 1,0001997: 2.22 per 1,0001998: 2.21 per 1,0001999: 2.17 per 1,0002000: 2.17 per 1,0002001: 2.16 per 1,0002002: 2.2 per 1,0002003: 2.14 per 1,0002004: 2.15 per 1,0002005: 2.1 per 1,0002006: 2.48 per 1,0002007: 2.43 per 1,0002008: 2.59 per 1,0002009: 2.6 per 1,0002010: 2.7 per 1,0002011: 2.77 per 1,0002012: 2.84 per 1,0002013: 2.88 per 1,0002014: 3.02 per 1,0002015: 3.02 per 1,0002016: 3.17 per 1,0002017: 3.2 per 1,0002018: 3.32 per 1,0002019: 3.41 per 1,0002020: 3.34 per 1,0002022: 2.94 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.05 (+230.79%) Average annual rate: 2.33 %

Comparison, 2022

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

North Macedonia 2.94 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 4.43 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.94
2020 3.34 −0.07 −1.94%
2019 3.41 +0.09 +2.84%
2018 3.32 +0.11 +3.46%
2017 3.2 +0.04 +1.2%
2016 3.17 +0.15 +4.94%
2015 3.02 −0 −0.13%
2014 3.02 +0.14 +4.79%
2013 2.88 +0.04 +1.55%
2012 2.84 +0.07 +2.53%
2011 2.77 +0.07 +2.52%
2010 2.7 +0.1 +3.76%
2009 2.6 +0.01 +0.5%
2008 2.59 +0.16 +6.72%
2007 2.43 −0.06 −2.26%
2006 2.48 +0.38 +18.13%
2005 2.1 −0.05 −2.32%
2004 2.15 +0.02 +0.7%
2003 2.14 −0.07 −3.04%
2002 2.2 +0.05 +2.13%
2001 2.16 −0.01 −0.37%
2000 2.17 −0.01 −0.28%
1999 2.17 −0.04 −1.81%
1998 2.21 −0 −0.23%
1997 2.22 −0 −0.05%
1996 2.22 −0.04 −1.86%
1995 2.26 −0 −0.04%
1994 2.26 +0.01 +0.22%
1993 2.26 +0.01 +0.45%
1992 2.25 +0.06 +2.93%
1991 2.18 +0.05 +2.44%
1990 2.13
1979 1.31 +0.07 +5.9%
1978 1.24 +0.08 +6.91%
1977 1.16 +0.04 +3.95%
1976 1.11 −0.01 −0.62%
1975 1.12 +0.1 +9.37%
1974 1.03 +0.01 +1.28%
1973 1.01 +0.06 +6.19%
1972 0.95 +0.03 +3.7%
1971 0.92 +0.03 +3.26%
1970 0.89

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.