Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Serbia

Physicians per 1,000 people in Serbia in 2022 — 3.1 per 1,000. Ranked 49 in the world out of 125. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 14.5%.

2022 3.1 per 1,000 +2.31% vs 2021
World rank 49of 125
Period maximum 3.1 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 2.71 per 1,0002003

Trend over time

2003–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Serbia, 2003–20222.72.82.933.1200320052007200920112013201520172019202120222003: 2.71 per 1,0002004: 2.77 per 1,0002005: 2.76 per 1,0002006: 2.78 per 1,0002007: 2.85 per 1,0002008: 2.94 per 1,0002009: 2.97 per 1,0002010: 3.02 per 1,0002011: 3.04 per 1,0002012: 3.05 per 1,0002013: 3.06 per 1,0002014: 3.03 per 1,0002015: 3.04 per 1,0002016: 2.93 per 1,0002017: 2.94 per 1,0002018: 2.97 per 1,0002020: 2.88 per 1,0002021: 3.03 per 1,0002022: 3.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.39 (+14.48%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Serbia 3.1 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 — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.1 +0.07 +2.31%
2021 3.03 +0.15 +5.36%
2020 2.88
2018 2.97 +0.03 +0.99%
2017 2.94 +0.01 +0.38%
2016 2.93 −0.12 −3.84%
2015 3.04 +0.01 +0.43%
2014 3.03 −0.03 −0.92%
2013 3.06 +0.01 +0.36%
2012 3.05 +0 +0.13%
2011 3.04 +0.03 +0.86%
2010 3.02 +0.04 +1.48%
2009 2.97 +0.03 +1.02%
2008 2.94 +0.09 +3.19%
2007 2.85 +0.07 +2.48%
2006 2.78 +0.03 +0.94%
2005 2.76 −0.01 −0.54%
2004 2.77 +0.07 +2.4%
2003 2.71

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.