Contact Contacts
Physicians, total — all countries

Physicians, total — Belarus

Physicians, total in Belarus in 2024 — 43,434 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 72. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 42.1%.

2024 43,434 people +0.75% vs 2023
World rank 14of 72
Period maximum 43,434 people2024
Period minimum 30,558 people1994

Trend over time

1994–2024 · people

Physicians, total — Belarus, 1994–202430,00035,00040,00045,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 30,558 people1995: 30,771 people1996: 31,347 people1997: 31,714 people1998: 32,183 people1999: 32,714 people2000: 32,652 people2001: 32,315 people2002: 32,335 people2003: 32,378 people2004: 32,116 people2005: 32,153 people2006: 32,599 people2007: 33,953 people2008: 34,097 people2009: 35,304 people2010: 33,325 people2011: 35,936 people2012: 36,759 people2013: 37,281 people2014: 38,671 people2015: 40,366 people2016: 41,517 people2017: 42,038 people2018: 42,524 people2019: 42,897 people2020: 43,033 people2021: 42,702 people2022: 42,571 people2023: 43,111 people2024: 43,434 people
Change over the period: +12,876 (+42.14%) Average annual rate: 1.18 %
Physicians, total — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 43,434 +323 +0.75%
2023 43,111 +540 +1.27%
2022 42,571 −131 −0.31%
2021 42,702 −331 −0.77%
2020 43,033 +136 +0.32%
2019 42,897 +373 +0.88%
2018 42,524 +486 +1.16%
2017 42,038 +521 +1.25%
2016 41,517 +1,151 +2.85%
2015 40,366 +1,695 +4.38%
2014 38,671 +1,390 +3.73%
2013 37,281 +522 +1.42%
2012 36,759 +823 +2.29%
2011 35,936 +2,611 +7.83%
2010 33,325 −1,979 −5.61%
2009 35,304 +1,207 +3.54%
2008 34,097 +144 +0.42%
2007 33,953 +1,354 +4.15%
2006 32,599 +446 +1.39%
2005 32,153 +37 +0.12%
2004 32,116 −262 −0.81%
2003 32,378 +43 +0.13%
2002 32,335 +20 +0.06%
2001 32,315 −337 −1.03%
2000 32,652 −62 −0.19%
1999 32,714 +531 +1.65%
1998 32,183 +469 +1.48%
1997 31,714 +367 +1.17%
1996 31,347 +576 +1.87%
1995 30,771 +213 +0.7%
1994 30,558 — —

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.

Other indicators for Belarus

Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 people

The number of physicians per 1,000 people.

Belarus by year Healthcare Nurses and midwives, total

How many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.

Belarus by year Healthcare Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.

Belarus by year Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 people

The number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.

Belarus by year
All indicators for Belarus