Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Singapore

Physicians per 1,000 people in Singapore in 2022 — 2.83 per 1,000. Ranked 54 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 574.8%.

2022 2.83 per 1,000 +1.91% vs 2021
World rank 54of 125
Period maximum 2.83 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.42 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Singapore, 1960–2022012319601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.42 per 1,0001965: 0.53 per 1,0001970: 0.66 per 1,0001975: 0.67 per 1,0001980: 0.85 per 1,0001981: 0.88 per 1,0001985: 1 per 1,0001986: 0.72 per 1,0001988: 1.11 per 1,0001990: 1.27 per 1,0001991: 1.32 per 1,0001992: 1.35 per 1,0001993: 1.39 per 1,0001994: 1.41 per 1,0001998: 1.63 per 1,0001999: 1.34 per 1,0002000: 1.38 per 1,0002001: 1.44 per 1,0002002: 1.45 per 1,0002003: 1.52 per 1,0002004: 1.56 per 1,0002005: 1.58 per 1,0002006: 1.57 per 1,0002007: 1.61 per 1,0002008: 1.63 per 1,0002009: 1.68 per 1,0002010: 1.78 per 1,0002011: 1.86 per 1,0002012: 1.93 per 1,0002013: 2.03 per 1,0002014: 2.15 per 1,0002015: 2.26 per 1,0002016: 2.33 per 1,0002017: 2.39 per 1,0002018: 2.44 per 1,0002019: 2.52 per 1,0002020: 2.64 per 1,0002021: 2.78 per 1,0002022: 2.83 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.41 (+574.76%) Average annual rate: 3.13 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Singapore 2.83 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 2.4 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.83 +0.05 +1.91%
2021 2.78 +0.14 +5.42%
2020 2.64 +0.12 +4.72%
2019 2.52 +0.08 +3.11%
2018 2.44 +0.05 +2.26%
2017 2.39 +0.06 +2.75%
2016 2.33 +0.07 +3.1%
2015 2.26 +0.11 +4.88%
2014 2.15 +0.12 +5.7%
2013 2.03 +0.1 +5.28%
2012 1.93 +0.07 +3.82%
2011 1.86 +0.08 +4.61%
2010 1.78 +0.1 +6.21%
2009 1.68 +0.04 +2.7%
2008 1.63 +0.02 +1.56%
2007 1.61 +0.03 +2.1%
2006 1.57 −0.01 −0.51%
2005 1.58 +0.02 +1.61%
2004 1.56 +0.04 +2.3%
2003 1.52 +0.07 +4.61%
2002 1.45 +0.01 +1.04%
2001 1.44 +0.06 +4.12%
2000 1.38 +0.04 +2.9%
1999 1.34 −0.28 −17.46%
1998 1.63
1994 1.41 +0.03 +1.88%
1993 1.39 +0.04 +2.74%
1992 1.35 +0.03 +2.12%
1991 1.32 +0.05 +4.27%
1990 1.27
1988 1.11
1986 0.72 −0.28 −27.56%
1985 1
1981 0.88 +0.03 +3.06%
1980 0.85
1975 0.67
1970 0.66
1965 0.53
1960 0.42

South-Eastern Asia, 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.