Physicians in Albania
Albania: Physicians was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Albania, 1960–2020
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.88 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Albania peaked at 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.276 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Albania 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3785 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.481 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8828 per 1,000 people | 0.739 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 15,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 17,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 15,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 16,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 17,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Albania?
- Physicians in Albania was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for physicians?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.