Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Qatar

Physicians per 1,000 people in Qatar in 2023 — 3.02 per 1,000. Ranked 18 in the world out of 58. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 489.1%.

2023 3.02 per 1,000 +20.69% vs 2018
World rank 18of 58
Period maximum 4.05 per 1,0002010
Period minimum 0.51 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Qatar, 1970–2023024619701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 0.51 per 1,0001981: 0.74 per 1,0001986: 1.68 per 1,0001990: 1.5 per 1,0001996: 1.26 per 1,0001997: 1.26 per 1,0002001: 2.22 per 1,0002005: 2.61 per 1,0002006: 2.38 per 1,0002008: 3.23 per 1,0002009: 3.23 per 1,0002010: 4.05 per 1,0002014: 1.93 per 1,0002016: 2.75 per 1,0002018: 2.5 per 1,0002023: 3.02 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.51 (+489.08%) Average annual rate: 3.4 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 3.02
2018 2.5
2016 2.75
2014 1.93
2010 4.05 +0.82 +25.25%
2009 3.23 +0 +0.03%
2008 3.23
2006 2.38 −0.23 −8.71%
2005 2.61
2001 2.22
1997 1.26 +0 +0%
1996 1.26
1990 1.5
1986 1.68
1981 0.74
1970 0.51

Western Asia, 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.