Physicians in New Zealand
New Zealand: Physicians was 3.61 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in New Zealand, 1961–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 3.61 per 1,000 people for physicians in 2022. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in New Zealand peaked at 3.61 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 42nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 per 1,000 people | 2.62 per 1,000 people | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 per 1,000 people | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More health data for New Zealand
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 33,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 34,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 33,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 32,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 32,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 34,822 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in New Zealand?
- Physicians in New Zealand was 3.61 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for physicians?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.