Physicians, total — all countries

Physicians, total — Albania

Physicians, total in Albania in 2020 — 5,397 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 145. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 20.8%.

2020 5,397 people +13.74% vs 2019
World rank 91of 145
Period maximum 5,397 people2020
Period minimum 3,511 people2016

Trend over time

1989–2020 · people

Physicians, total — Albania, 1989–20203,5004,0004,5005,0005,5001989199319972001200520092013201720201989: 4,466 people1990: 4,516 people1991: 4,793 people1992: 5,264 people1993: 4,515 people1994: 4,232 people1995: 4,244 people1996: 4,278 people1997: 4,304 people1998: 4,325 people2000: 4,325 people2001: 4,100 people2002: 3,656 people2003: 3,699 people2004: 3,699 people2006: 3,626 people2007: 3,626 people2009: 3,645 people2010: 3,630 people2011: 3,580 people2012: 3,696 people2013: 3,705 people2016: 3,511 people2019: 4,745 people2020: 5,397 people
Change over the period: +931 (+20.85%) Average annual rate: 0.61 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Albania 5,397 people
World computed 11.66M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 3.16M people
Southern Europe computed 635,399 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.21M people
Physicians, total — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 5,397 +652 +13.74%
2019 4,745
2016 3,511
2013 3,705 +9 +0.24%
2012 3,696 +116 +3.24%
2011 3,580 −50 −1.38%
2010 3,630 −15 −0.41%
2009 3,645
2007 3,626 +0 +0%
2006 3,626
2004 3,699 +0 +0%
2003 3,699 +43 +1.18%
2002 3,656 −444 −10.83%
2001 4,100 −225 −5.2%
2000 4,325
1998 4,325 +21 +0.49%
1997 4,304 +26 +0.61%
1996 4,278 +34 +0.8%
1995 4,244 +12 +0.28%
1994 4,232 −283 −6.27%
1993 4,515 −749 −14.23%
1992 5,264 +471 +9.83%
1991 4,793 +277 +6.13%
1990 4,516 +50 +1.12%
1989 4,466

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians, from the WHO Global Health Observatory. The World Bank republishes only the density — physicians per thousand people — so the absolute number is available directly from WHO alone. Physicians of all specialties are counted, general practitioners and specialists included.

Important: The definition of a practicing physician differs across national registers: some countries include those working in administration and research. Physicians per thousand people is a separate indicator and suits comparison between countries better.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.