Physicians (per 1,000 people) by country
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
9.54 per 1,000 people
Cuba
Lowest
0.038 per 1,000 people
Niger
Median
1.62 per 1,000 people
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
5,326
What the numbers show
Physicians (per 1,000 people) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 9.54 per 1,000 people in Cuba; the lowest is 0.038 per 1,000 people in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62 per 1,000 people, and the mean is 2.06 per 1,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 251.
Over the past decade 166 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 851.9%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 65.7%).
Physicians: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 9.54 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 8.61 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 605.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Greece | 6.58 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 5.85 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Georgia | 5.64 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 5.51 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 5.11 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 9 | Argentina | 5.11 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Andorra | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 4.97 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 4.72 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 14 | San Marino | 4.63 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 4.53 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 4.48 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 4.47 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 4.41 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 4.35 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 4.33 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 4.29 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 4.19 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.16 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 4.13 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 4.09 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 4.03 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 31 | Moldova | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 3.91 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 3.89 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 3.7 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | rising |
| 40 | North Korea | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 2017 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 42 | New Zealand | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 3.56 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 3.47 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 3.46 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 3.36 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 3.33 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 55 | France | 3.28 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 57 | China | 3.11 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.08 per 1,000 people | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 3.02 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 2.99 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 2.98 per 1,000 people | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 63 | Barbados | 2.96 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 2.94 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.92 per 1,000 people | 2017 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 67 | Singapore | 2.83 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 68 | Canada | 2.82 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 70 | Montenegro | 2.78 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 72 | Lebanon | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 73 | Japan | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 74 | South Korea | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 75 | Mexico | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 2019 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 77 | Colombia | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 79 | Brazil | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 2.31 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 83 | Turkey | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 84 | Maldives | 2.23 per 1,000 people | 2019 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 86 | Oman | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 1.93 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 88 | Bahamas | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 92 | Iran | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Palau | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 94 | Peru | 1.69 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 96 | Algeria | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 100 | Macao | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 1987 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 102 | Isle of Man | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 2018 | up 120.6% | rising |
| 106 | Suriname | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 107 | Tuvalu | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 1995 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Guatemala | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Nauru | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 2015 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 113 | Pakistan | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 114 | Dominica | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Vietnam | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 119 | Tonga | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 120 | Nepal | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Micronesia (country) | 0.974 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 401.5% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.938 per 1,000 people | 2012 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Fiji | 0.813 per 1,000 people | 2015 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 124 | South Africa | 0.794 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 125 | Philippines | 0.792 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Myanmar | 0.757 per 1,000 people | 2019 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 127 | East Timor | 0.752 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 851.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.741 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 129 | Morocco | 0.74 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 0.73 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 131 | India | 0.723 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 0.722 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 0.682 per 1,000 people | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | 0.671 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 135 | Samoa | 0.561 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 136 | Eswatini | 0.557 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 468.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 0.553 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 0.553 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 139 | Thailand | 0.541 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 140 | Indonesia | 0.524 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0.521 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 438.2% | rising |
| 142 | Honduras | 0.489 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 0.467 per 1,000 people | 2012 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.46 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.424 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Nigeria | 0.38 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.379 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 149 | Laos | 0.331 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 0.324 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 0.317 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 152 | Haiti | 0.292 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 153 | Kenya | 0.289 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 154 | Ghana | 0.266 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 166.0% | rising |
| 155 | Mauritania | 0.261 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.252 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Sudan | 0.25 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Angola | 0.244 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 0.238 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 160 | Lesotho | 0.235 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 240.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Benin | 0.216 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Djibouti | 0.211 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 162 | Cambodia | 0.211 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 164 | Guinea | 0.21 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.208 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | 0.193 per 1,000 people | 2013 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Uganda | 0.191 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 168 | Mali | 0.188 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Liberia | 0.178 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 709.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Mozambique | 0.175 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Congo | 0.173 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Madagascar | 0.172 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.166 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.164 per 1,000 people | 2019 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.153 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0.148 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 0.143 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 472.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cameroon | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 70.0% | falling |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Tanzania | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 332.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Senegal | 0.109 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Yemen | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 0.09 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 184 | Rwanda | 0.09 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 597.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Eritrea | 0.088 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 187 | Chad | 0.085 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 188 | Togo | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 189 | Burundi | 0.078 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 0.074 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 0.061 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 192 | Malawi | 0.054 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 0.048 per 1,000 people | 2014 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 194 | Niger | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.