Physicians in Iraq
Iraq: Physicians was 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Iraq, 1960–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.02 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Iraq peaked at 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.195 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 per 1,000 people | 0.195 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 0.309 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5757 per 1,000 people | 0.563 per 1,000 people | 0.596 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5853 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | 0.603 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5973 per 1,000 people | 0.528 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7487 per 1,000 people | 0.636 per 1,000 people | 0.881 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.976 per 1,000 people | 0.923 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 478,123 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 14.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 60.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 28.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 501,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 466,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Iraq?
- Physicians in Iraq was 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.195 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for physicians?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.