Physicians in Montenegro
Montenegro: Physicians was 2.78 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Montenegro, 1999–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 2.78 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Montenegro peaked at 2.88 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8 per 1,000 people, in 2003.
Montenegro ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.07 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 per 1,000 people | 2.78 per 1,000 people | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Montenegro
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,918 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,037 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,262 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 397,715 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,080 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,141 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 195,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,157 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Montenegro?
- Physicians in Montenegro was 2.78 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for physicians?
- Montenegro ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.