Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — United Arab Emirates

Physicians per 1,000 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 2.99 per 1,000. Ranked 19 in the world out of 58. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 229.2%.

2023 2.99 per 1,000 +2.64% vs 2022
World rank 19of 58
Period maximum 2.99 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.91 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — United Arab Emirates, 1970–2023012319701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 0.91 per 1,0001980: 1.07 per 1,0001984: 0.95 per 1,0002000: 1.62 per 1,0002001: 1.76 per 1,0002002: 1.76 per 1,0002003: 1.84 per 1,0002004: 1.76 per 1,0002005: 1.49 per 1,0002006: 1.41 per 1,0002007: 1.54 per 1,0002008: 1.85 per 1,0002009: 1.79 per 1,0002010: 1.75 per 1,0002011: 1.79 per 1,0002012: 1.8 per 1,0002013: 2.05 per 1,0002014: 2.23 per 1,0002015: 2.36 per 1,0002016: 2.46 per 1,0002017: 2.5 per 1,0002018: 2.61 per 1,0002019: 2.71 per 1,0002020: 2.83 per 1,0002021: 2.79 per 1,0002022: 2.92 per 1,0002023: 2.99 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.08 (+229.15%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.99 +0.08 +2.64%
2022 2.92 +0.13 +4.63%
2021 2.79 −0.04 −1.55%
2020 2.83 +0.12 +4.43%
2019 2.71 +0.11 +4.03%
2018 2.61 +0.1 +4.12%
2017 2.5 +0.04 +1.79%
2016 2.46 +0.1 +4.11%
2015 2.36 +0.13 +5.78%
2014 2.23 +0.19 +9.14%
2013 2.05 +0.24 +13.55%
2012 1.8 +0.01 +0.84%
2011 1.79 +0.04 +2.12%
2010 1.75 −0.04 −2.4%
2009 1.79 −0.05 −2.87%
2008 1.85 +0.3 +19.73%
2007 1.54 +0.13 +9.52%
2006 1.41 −0.09 −5.82%
2005 1.49 −0.27 −15.21%
2004 1.76 −0.08 −4.13%
2003 1.84 +0.08 +4.37%
2002 1.76 +0 +0.11%
2001 1.76 +0.14 +8.85%
2000 1.62
1984 0.95
1980 1.07
1970 0.91

Western Asia, 2023

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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.