Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Norway

Physicians per 1,000 people in Norway in 2023 — 4.98 per 1,000. Ranked 5 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 314.6%.

2023 4.98 per 1,000 +1.37% vs 2022
World rank 5of 58
Period maximum 4.98 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 1.1 per 1,0001963

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Norway, 1960–2023024619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.2 per 1,0001962: 1.2 per 1,0001963: 1.1 per 1,0001964: 1.2 per 1,0001965: 1.3 per 1,0001966: 1.3 per 1,0001967: 1.3 per 1,0001968: 1.4 per 1,0001969: 1.4 per 1,0001970: 1.4 per 1,0001971: 1.5 per 1,0001972: 1.5 per 1,0001973: 1.6 per 1,0001974: 1.7 per 1,0001975: 1.7 per 1,0001976: 1.8 per 1,0001977: 1.9 per 1,0001978: 1.9 per 1,0001979: 1.9 per 1,0001980: 2 per 1,0001981: 2 per 1,0001982: 2.1 per 1,0001983: 2.1 per 1,0001984: 2.2 per 1,0001985: 2.2 per 1,0001986: 2.3 per 1,0001987: 2.5 per 1,0001991: 2.6 per 1,0001992: 2.66 per 1,0001993: 2.7 per 1,0001994: 2.79 per 1,0001995: 2.95 per 1,0001996: 3.05 per 1,0001997: 3.08 per 1,0001998: 3.17 per 1,0001999: 3.29 per 1,0002000: 3.38 per 1,0002001: 3.54 per 1,0002002: 3.22 per 1,0002003: 3.23 per 1,0002004: 3.4 per 1,0002005: 3.56 per 1,0002006: 3.73 per 1,0002007: 3.84 per 1,0002008: 3.96 per 1,0002009: 4.05 per 1,0002010: 4.11 per 1,0002011: 4.19 per 1,0002012: 4.23 per 1,0002013: 4.31 per 1,0002014: 4.43 per 1,0002015: 4.09 per 1,0002016: 4.22 per 1,0002017: 4.35 per 1,0002018: 4.47 per 1,0002019: 4.58 per 1,0002020: 4.68 per 1,0002021: 4.77 per 1,0002022: 4.91 per 1,0002023: 4.98 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.78 (+314.58%) Average annual rate: 2.28 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 4.98 +0.07 +1.37%
2022 4.91 +0.14 +2.94%
2021 4.77 +0.09 +1.84%
2020 4.68 +0.1 +2.27%
2019 4.58 +0.11 +2.51%
2018 4.47 +0.12 +2.76%
2017 4.35 +0.13 +2.99%
2016 4.22 +0.13 +3.15%
2015 4.09 −0.34 −7.63%
2014 4.43 +0.12 +2.86%
2013 4.31 +0.07 +1.75%
2012 4.23 +0.04 +1.05%
2011 4.19 +0.07 +1.8%
2010 4.11 +0.07 +1.63%
2009 4.05 +0.09 +2.35%
2008 3.96 +0.11 +2.89%
2007 3.84 +0.11 +3%
2006 3.73 +0.17 +4.74%
2005 3.56 +0.16 +4.76%
2004 3.4 +0.17 +5.29%
2003 3.23 +0.01 +0.37%
2002 3.22 −0.32 −9.1%
2001 3.54 +0.16 +4.73%
2000 3.38 +0.09 +2.83%
1999 3.29 +0.12 +3.82%
1998 3.17 +0.09 +2.96%
1997 3.08 +0.03 +0.92%
1996 3.05 +0.09 +3.18%
1995 2.95 +0.17 +6.03%
1994 2.79 +0.08 +3.07%
1993 2.7 +0.05 +1.73%
1992 2.66 +0.05 +2.08%
1991 2.6
1987 2.5 +0.2 +8.7%
1986 2.3 +0.1 +4.55%
1985 2.2 +0 +0%
1984 2.2 +0.1 +4.76%
1983 2.1 +0 +0%
1982 2.1 +0.1 +5%
1981 2 +0 +0%
1980 2 +0.1 +5.26%
1979 1.9 +0 +0%
1978 1.9 +0 +0%
1977 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1976 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1975 1.7 +0 +0%
1974 1.7 +0.1 +6.25%
1973 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1972 1.5 +0 +0%
1971 1.5 +0.1 +7.14%
1970 1.4 +0 +0%
1969 1.4 +0 +0%
1968 1.4 +0.1 +7.69%
1967 1.3 +0 +0%
1966 1.3 +0 +0%
1965 1.3 +0.1 +8.33%
1964 1.2 +0.1 +9.09%
1963 1.1 −0.1 −8.33%
1962 1.2
1960 1.2

Northern Europe, 2023

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.