Physicians, total — all countries

Physicians, total — Paraguay

Physicians, total in Paraguay in 2022 — 26,320 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 138. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 314.2%.

2022 26,320 people +21.1% vs 2021
World rank 53of 138
Period maximum 26,320 people2022
Period minimum 6,355 people2002

Trend over time

2002–2022 · people

Physicians, total — Paraguay, 2002–2022010,00020,00030,000200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 6,355 people2012: 8,203 people2018: 9,421 people2020: 8,561 people2021: 21,734 people2022: 26,320 people
Change over the period: +19,965 (+314.16%) Average annual rate: 7.36 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Paraguay 26,320 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.59M people
Physicians, total — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 26,320 +4,586 +21.1%
2021 21,734 +13,173 +153.87%
2020 8,561
2018 9,421
2012 8,203
2002 6,355

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.