Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Switzerland

Physicians per 1,000 people in Switzerland in 2022 — 4.48 per 1,000. Ranked 15 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 219.8%.

2022 4.48 per 1,000 +0.95% vs 2021
World rank 15of 125
Period maximum 4.48 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.4 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Switzerland, 1960–2022024619601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 1.4 per 1,0001962: 1.4 per 1,0001964: 1.4 per 1,0001966: 1.4 per 1,0001968: 1.4 per 1,0001970: 1.5 per 1,0001972: 1.6 per 1,0001974: 1.8 per 1,0001976: 2 per 1,0001978: 2.2 per 1,0001980: 2.5 per 1,0001982: 2.6 per 1,0001984: 2.6 per 1,0001986: 2.8 per 1,0001988: 3 per 1,0001990: 2.98 per 1,0001992: 3.01 per 1,0001994: 3.12 per 1,0001996: 3.58 per 1,0001998: 3.33 per 1,0002000: 3.51 per 1,0002002: 3.56 per 1,0002004: 3.7 per 1,0002006: 3.79 per 1,0002008: 3.82 per 1,0002010: 3.81 per 1,0002012: 3.92 per 1,0002014: 4.13 per 1,0002016: 4.25 per 1,0002018: 4.34 per 1,0002020: 4.39 per 1,0002022: 4.48 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.08 (+219.79%) Average annual rate: 1.89 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Switzerland 4.48 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 3.9 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 4.03 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.48 +0.04 +0.95%
2021 4.44 +0.05 +1.07%
2020 4.39 +0.04 +0.9%
2019 4.35 +0.01 +0.25%
2018 4.34 +0.04 +0.95%
2017 4.3 +0.05 +1.11%
2016 4.25 +0.05 +1.29%
2015 4.2 +0.07 +1.72%
2014 4.13 +0.09 +2.13%
2013 4.04 +0.12 +3.17%
2012 3.92 +0.08 +2.17%
2011 3.83 +0.02 +0.63%
2010 3.81 −0.03 −0.73%
2009 3.84 +0.02 +0.42%
2008 3.82 +0.03 +0.84%
2007 3.79 −0 −0.05%
2006 3.79 +0.05 +1.34%
2005 3.74 +0.04 +1.19%
2004 3.7 +0.04 +1.04%
2003 3.66 +0.1 +2.72%
2002 3.56 +0.05 +1.34%
2001 3.51 +0 +0.11%
2000 3.51 +0.15 +4.37%
1999 3.36 +0.03 +0.99%
1998 3.33 +0.07 +1.99%
1997 3.27 −0.32 −8.9%
1996 3.58 +0.42 +13.27%
1995 3.16 +0.05 +1.57%
1994 3.12 +0.05 +1.76%
1993 3.06 +0.05 +1.63%
1992 3.01 −0.02 −0.59%
1991 3.03 +0.05 +1.54%
1990 2.98 +0.08 +2.9%
1989 2.9 −0.1 −3.33%
1988 3 +0.1 +3.45%
1987 2.9 +0.1 +3.57%
1986 2.8 +0.1 +3.7%
1985 2.7 +0.1 +3.85%
1984 2.6 +0 +0%
1983 2.6 +0 +0%
1982 2.6 +0 +0%
1981 2.6 +0.1 +4%
1980 2.5 +0.1 +4.17%
1979 2.4 +0.2 +9.09%
1978 2.2 +0.1 +4.76%
1977 2.1 +0.1 +5%
1976 2 +0.1 +5.26%
1975 1.9 +0.1 +5.56%
1974 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1973 1.7 +0.1 +6.25%
1972 1.6 +0 +0%
1971 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1970 1.5 +0 +0%
1969 1.5 +0.1 +7.14%
1968 1.4 +0 +0%
1967 1.4 +0 +0%
1966 1.4 +0 +0%
1965 1.4 +0 +0%
1964 1.4 +0 +0%
1963 1.4 +0 +0%
1962 1.4 +0 +0%
1961 1.4 +0 +0%
1960 1.4

Western 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.