Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand

Physicians per 1,000 people in Australia and New Zealand in 2022 — 4.01 per 1,000. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 264.4%.

2022 4.01 per 1,000 +2.71% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 4.01 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.1 per 1,0001961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2022024619611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 1.1 per 1,0001966: 1.18 per 1,0001971: 1.18 per 1,0001976: 1.46 per 1,0001981: 1.77 per 1,0001984: 1.78 per 1,0001985: 1.87 per 1,0001986: 1.97 per 1,0001987: 2.05 per 1,0001988: 2.07 per 1,0001989: 2.07 per 1,0001990: 2.11 per 1,0001991: 2.25 per 1,0001992: 2.29 per 1,0001993: 2.31 per 1,0001994: 2.35 per 1,0001995: 2.39 per 1,0001996: 2.33 per 1,0001997: 2.35 per 1,0001998: 2.36 per 1,0001999: 2.4 per 1,0002000: 2.44 per 1,0002001: 2.49 per 1,0002002: 2.47 per 1,0002003: 2.54 per 1,0002004: 2.61 per 1,0002005: 2.65 per 1,0002006: 2.73 per 1,0002007: 2.87 per 1,0002008: 2.91 per 1,0002009: 3.02 per 1,0002010: 3.23 per 1,0002011: 3.19 per 1,0002012: 3.2 per 1,0002013: 3.27 per 1,0002014: 3.34 per 1,0002015: 3.41 per 1,0002016: 3.48 per 1,0002017: 3.59 per 1,0002018: 3.66 per 1,0002019: 3.74 per 1,0002020: 3.82 per 1,0002021: 3.9 per 1,0002022: 4.01 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.91 (+264.4%) Average annual rate: 2.14 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 4.01 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.01 +0.11 +2.71%
2021 3.9 +0.08 +2.15%
2020 3.82 +0.08 +2.25%
2019 3.74 +0.08 +2.14%
2018 3.66 +0.07 +1.89%
2017 3.59 +0.11 +3.02%
2016 3.48 +0.07 +2.13%
2015 3.41 +0.07 +2.03%
2014 3.34 +0.07 +2.28%
2013 3.27 +0.07 +2.22%
2012 3.2 +0.01 +0.25%
2011 3.19 −0.04 −1.1%
2010 3.23 +0.21 +6.93%
2009 3.02 +0.11 +3.67%
2008 2.91 +0.04 +1.29%
2007 2.87 +0.14 +5.2%
2006 2.73 +0.08 +2.99%
2005 2.65 +0.05 +1.74%
2004 2.61 +0.07 +2.59%
2003 2.54 +0.07 +2.66%
2002 2.47 −0.01 −0.57%
2001 2.49 +0.05 +2.22%
2000 2.44 +0.03 +1.4%
1999 2.4 +0.04 +1.68%
1998 2.36 +0.01 +0.41%
1997 2.35 +0.02 +0.87%
1996 2.33 −0.06 −2.59%
1995 2.39 +0.04 +1.84%
1994 2.35 +0.04 +1.8%
1993 2.31 +0.02 +1.01%
1992 2.29 +0.03 +1.51%
1991 2.25 +0.14 +6.61%
1990 2.11 +0.04 +2.17%
1989 2.07 +0 +0.02%
1988 2.07 +0.02 +0.84%
1987 2.05 +0.08 +4.24%
1986 1.97 +0.1 +5.38%
1985 1.87 +0.08 +4.66%
1984 1.78
1981 1.77
1976 1.46
1971 1.18
1966 1.18
1961 1.1

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.