Physicians, total — all countries

Physicians, total — Azerbaijan

Physicians, total in Azerbaijan in 2022 — 32,787 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 138. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 58.4%.

2022 32,787 people +2.59% vs 2021
World rank 46of 138
Period maximum 33,085 people2010
Period minimum 20,700 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2022 · people

Physicians, total — Azerbaijan, 1980–202220,00025,00030,00035,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 20,700 people1985: 25,300 people1986: 26,200 people1987: 26,800 people1988: 27,600 people1989: 27,800 people1990: 27,493 people1991: 28,131 people1992: 28,177 people1993: 28,827 people1994: 28,819 people1995: 29,217 people1996: 29,200 people1997: 28,873 people1998: 28,477 people1999: 28,485 people2000: 29,033 people2001: 29,084 people2002: 29,481 people2003: 29,687 people2004: 30,051 people2005: 30,584 people2006: 30,766 people2007: 32,388 people2008: 32,503 people2009: 32,798 people2010: 33,085 people2011: 31,441 people2012: 32,335 people2013: 32,434 people2014: 32,756 people2015: 32,458 people2016: 32,189 people2017: 31,869 people2018: 32,485 people2019: 31,829 people2020: 31,815 people2021: 31,958 people2022: 32,787 people
Change over the period: +12,087 (+58.39%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Azerbaijan 32,787 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 3.52M people
Western Asia computed 581,369 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.59M people
Physicians, total — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 32,787 +829 +2.59%
2021 31,958 +143 +0.45%
2020 31,815 −14 −0.04%
2019 31,829 −656 −2.02%
2018 32,485 +616 +1.93%
2017 31,869 −320 −0.99%
2016 32,189 −269 −0.83%
2015 32,458 −298 −0.91%
2014 32,756 +322 +0.99%
2013 32,434 +99 +0.31%
2012 32,335 +894 +2.84%
2011 31,441 −1,644 −4.97%
2010 33,085 +287 +0.88%
2009 32,798 +295 +0.91%
2008 32,503 +115 +0.36%
2007 32,388 +1,622 +5.27%
2006 30,766 +182 +0.6%
2005 30,584 +533 +1.77%
2004 30,051 +364 +1.23%
2003 29,687 +206 +0.7%
2002 29,481 +397 +1.37%
2001 29,084 +51 +0.18%
2000 29,033 +548 +1.92%
1999 28,485 +8 +0.03%
1998 28,477 −396 −1.37%
1997 28,873 −327 −1.12%
1996 29,200 −17 −0.06%
1995 29,217 +398 +1.38%
1994 28,819 −8 −0.03%
1993 28,827 +650 +2.31%
1992 28,177 +46 +0.16%
1991 28,131 +638 +2.32%
1990 27,493 −307 −1.1%
1989 27,800 +200 +0.72%
1988 27,600 +800 +2.99%
1987 26,800 +600 +2.29%
1986 26,200 +900 +3.56%
1985 25,300
1980 20,700

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.