Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.MED.PHYS.ZS•Per 1000 people•1960 → 2023•208 countries
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Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
208
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Per 1000 people
≤ 0.21
0.21 – 0.55
0.55 – 1.28
1.28 – 1.95
1.95 – 3.02
3.02 – 4.02
> 4.02
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
208 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Countries
208
Median
1.6
Mean
2
25th pctl
0.5
75th pctl
3.4
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Physicians (per 1,000 people)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| CubaCUB | 9.54 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| MonacoMCO | 8.61 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 6.6 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| GreeceGRC | 6.58 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 5.85 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 5.64 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 5.52 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 5.11 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 5.11 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 5.07 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.98 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 4.72 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 4.67 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 4.63 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 4.53 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 4.51 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 4.5 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 4.48 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.47 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 4.41 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| IcelandISL | 4.37 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 4.35 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 4.33 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SpainESP | 4.29 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 4.23 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| ItalyITA | 4.19 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 4.16 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 4.13 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.09 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.03 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 4.02 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 3.91 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 3.89 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 3.88 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 3.88 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 3.8 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 3.75 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 3.7 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 3.68 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 3.63 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| RomaniaROU | 3.63 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 3.61 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 3.61 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 3.57 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 3.56 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 3.53 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 3.47 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| HungaryHUN | 3.46 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 3.41 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 3.4 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 3.37 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 3.36 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 3.33 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 3.3 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 3.28 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 3.19 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 3.11 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 3.1 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 3.09 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| QatarQAT | 3.02 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 2.99 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 2.98 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 2.96 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2.94 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 2.92 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| JordanJOR | 2.85 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.83 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| CanadaCAN | 2.82 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 2.81 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.78 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 2.69 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 2.69 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| LebanonLBN | 2.68 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.65 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.61 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MexicoMEX | 2.59 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 2.58 Per 1000 people | 2019 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 2.54 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 2.43 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 2.36 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 2.34 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 2.31 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 2.27 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 2.24 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 2.24 Per 1000 people | 2019 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 2.17 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| LibyaLBY | 2.04 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| OmanOMN | 1.99 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 1.98 Per 1000 people | 1999 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.94 Per 1000 people | 1997 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1.93 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 1.9 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 1.89 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 1.88 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.87 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 1.81 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 1.81 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 1.77 Per 1000 people | 1997 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 1.75 Per 1000 people | 1995 | — |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 1.7 Per 1000 people | 2000 | |
| PeruPER | 1.69 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 1.66 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 1.66 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 1.65 Per 1000 people | 1995 | |
| PanamaPAN | 1.63 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 1.62 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.57 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 1.56 Per 1000 people | 1987 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 1.52 Per 1000 people | 1981 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 1.52 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 1.45 Per 1000 people | 2010 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 1.39 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 1.38 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| SurinameSUR | 1.36 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 1.35 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 1.32 Per 1000 people | 1995 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.32 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.28 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 1.28 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| NauruNRU | 1.27 Per 1000 people | 2015 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.16 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| DominicaDMA | 1.16 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 1.14 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 1.14 Per 1000 people | 1980 | |
| ArubaABW | 1.12 Per 1000 people | 1995 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.11 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 1.09 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| GuamGUM | 1.08 Per 1000 people | 1999 | |
| IraqIRQ | 1.02 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 1.01 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| NepalNPL | 1.01 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.97 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 0.94 Per 1000 people | 2012 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.81 Per 1000 people | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.79 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.79 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| American SamoaASM | 0.78 Per 1000 people | 1999 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 0.76 Per 1000 people | 2019 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.75 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.74 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.74 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 0.73 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.72 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 0.72 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 0.68 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 0.67 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.56 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0.56 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0.55 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.55 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0.54 Per 1000 people | 2021 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0.52 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 0.52 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 0.49 Per 1000 people | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 0.47 Per 1000 people | 2012 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 0.46 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 0.46 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0.46 Per 1000 people | 2018 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 0.45 Per 1000 people | 1999 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 0.42 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 0.38 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.38 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0.33 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0.33 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 0.32 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0.32 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 0.29 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.29 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.27 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 0.26 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 0.25 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 0.25 Per 1000 people | 2017 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.24 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 0.24 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 0.22 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 0.21 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.21 Per 1000 people | 2019 | |
| GuineaGIN | 0.21 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.21 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 0.19 Per 1000 people | 2013 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0.19 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 0.19 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 0.18 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 0.18 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.17 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 0.17 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 0.17 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0.17 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 0.16 Per 1000 people | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0.15 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0.14 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 0.14 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0.14 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 0.13 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 0.13 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 0.11 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 0.09 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.09 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| EritreaERI | 0.09 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| ChadTCD | 0.09 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 0.08 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0.08 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.07 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.06 Per 1000 people | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0.05 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 0.05 Per 1000 people | 2014 | |
| South SudanSSD | 0.04 Per 1000 people | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 0.04 Per 1000 people | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)