Physicians in Albania

Albania: Physicians was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.88 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.88 per 1,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.276 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
34
1960–2020

Physicians in Albania, 1960–2020

0.511.521960199020201960: 0.276 per 1,000 people1965: 0.481 per 1,000 people1970: 0.739 per 1,000 people1971: 0.911 per 1,000 people1972: 0.845 per 1,000 people1977: 1 per 1,000 people1980: 1.4 per 1,000 people1983: 1.4 per 1,000 people1984: 1.4 per 1,000 people1985: 1.4 per 1,000 people1990: 1.4 per 1,000 people1991: 1.5 per 1,000 people1992: 1.6 per 1,000 people1993: 1.4 per 1,000 people1994: 1.3 per 1,000 people1995: 1.3 per 1,000 people1996: 1.3 per 1,000 people1997: 1.3 per 1,000 people1998: 1.3 per 1,000 people2000: 1.4 per 1,000 people2001: 1.3 per 1,000 people2002: 1.2 per 1,000 people2003: 1.2 per 1,000 people2004: 1.2 per 1,000 people2006: 1.2 per 1,000 people2007: 1.2 per 1,000 people2009: 1.2 per 1,000 people2010: 1.2 per 1,000 people2011: 1.2 per 1,000 people2012: 1.3 per 1,000 people2013: 1.3 per 1,000 people2016: 1.2 per 1,000 people2019: 1.6 per 1,000 people2020: 1.9 per 1,000 people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 87 Turkmenistan 1.93 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 88 Bahamas 1.9 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 89 Brunei 1.89 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 91 Tajikistan 1.87 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 92 Iran 1.81 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 93 Palau 1.81 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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Indicator
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.