Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Russia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Russia in 2022 — 5.11 per 1,000. Ranked 8 in the world out of 125. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 32%.

2022 5.11 per 1,000 +0.47% vs 2021
World rank 8of 125
Period maximum 5.11 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 3.81 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

1985–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Russia, 1985–20223.544.555.519851989199319972001200520092013201720211985: 3.87 per 1,0001986: 3.94 per 1,0001987: 4 per 1,0001988: 4.04 per 1,0001989: 4.09 per 1,0001990: 4.48 per 1,0001991: 4.23 per 1,0001992: 4.28 per 1,0001993: 4.33 per 1,0001994: 4.3 per 1,0001995: 4.41 per 1,0001996: 4.52 per 1,0001997: 4.56 per 1,0001998: 4.61 per 1,0001999: 4.64 per 1,0002000: 4.64 per 1,0002001: 4.64 per 1,0002002: 4.68 per 1,0002003: 4.71 per 1,0002004: 4.74 per 1,0002005: 4.77 per 1,0002006: 4.87 per 1,0002007: 4.92 per 1,0002008: 4.89 per 1,0002009: 4.94 per 1,0002010: 4.97 per 1,0002011: 4.22 per 1,0002012: 4 per 1,0002013: 3.99 per 1,0002014: 4.12 per 1,0002015: 3.93 per 1,0002016: 3.96 per 1,0002017: 4.06 per 1,0002018: 4.1 per 1,0002019: 4.17 per 1,0002020: 3.81 per 1,0002021: 5.09 per 1,0002022: 5.11 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.24 (+32.03%) Average annual rate: 0.75 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Russia 5.11 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Eastern Europe computed 4.56 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 5.11 +0.02 +0.47%
2021 5.09 +1.28 +33.62%
2020 3.81 −0.36 −8.6%
2019 4.17 +0.07 +1.66%
2018 4.1 +0.04 +0.96%
2017 4.06 +0.09 +2.37%
2016 3.96 +0.04 +0.99%
2015 3.93 −0.2 −4.73%
2014 4.12 +0.13 +3.34%
2013 3.99 −0.02 −0.4%
2012 4 −0.22 −5.14%
2011 4.22 −0.75 −15.14%
2010 4.97 +0.03 +0.59%
2009 4.94 +0.05 +1.02%
2008 4.89 −0.02 −0.47%
2007 4.92 +0.04 +0.9%
2006 4.87 +0.1 +2.07%
2005 4.77 +0.03 +0.72%
2004 4.74 +0.04 +0.74%
2003 4.71 +0.03 +0.62%
2002 4.68 +0.04 +0.8%
2001 4.64 +0 +0.06%
2000 4.64 +0 +0.02%
1999 4.64 +0.03 +0.65%
1998 4.61 +0.05 +1.1%
1997 4.56 +0.04 +0.8%
1996 4.52 +0.11 +2.52%
1995 4.41 +0.11 +2.58%
1994 4.3 −0.03 −0.79%
1993 4.33 +0.05 +1.19%
1992 4.28 +0.05 +1.18%
1991 4.23 −0.25 −5.56%
1990 4.48 +0.39 +9.65%
1989 4.09 +0.04 +1.11%
1988 4.04 +0.04 +0.9%
1987 4 +0.06 +1.65%
1986 3.94 +0.07 +1.76%
1985 3.87

Eastern Europe, 2022

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.