Physicians

125 countries, 2022. Unit: per 1,000 people.

First in the ranking
6.60 /1,000
Median country
2.24 /1,000
half above, half below
World
1.86 /1,000
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.03 to 6.60
Niger - Seychelles

How to read it

Across 125 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Seychelles (6.60 /1,000) and the lowest in Niger (0.03 /1,000).

The median country is at 2.24 /1,000: half are above, half below.

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

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Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data · via World Bank WDI (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS) · licence

Physicians over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Seychelles6.60Africa
2Greece6.58Europe
3Portugal5.85Europe
4Georgia5.54Asia
5Argentina5.44South America
6Austria5.43Europe
7Andorra5.16Europe
8Russia5.11Europe
9Norway4.91Europe
10Uruguay4.67South America
11Belarus4.67Europe
12San Marino4.66Europe
13Germany4.53Europe
14Malta4.51Europe
15Switzerland4.48Europe
16Lithuania4.47Europe
17Iceland4.44Europe
18Czechia4.35Europe
19Bulgaria4.33Europe
20Spain4.29Europe
21Italy4.19Europe
22Moldova4.15Europe
23Mongolia4.13Asia
24Australia4.09Oceania
25Croatia3.91Europe
26Paraguay3.89South America
27Netherlands3.88Europe
28Kazakhstan3.72Asia
29Slovakia3.70Europe
30Israel3.69Asia
31United States3.68North America
32Romania3.63Europe
33New Zealand3.61Oceania
34Belgium3.57Europe
35Cyprus3.56Asia
36Saudi Arabia3.48Asia
37Estonia3.47Europe
38Hungary3.46Europe
39Poland3.42Europe
40Latvia3.40Europe
41Slovenia3.37Europe
42Ireland3.36Europe
43Armenia3.36Asia
44France3.28Europe
45Azerbaijan3.19Asia
46Chile3.18South America
47United Kingdom3.14Europe
48China3.11Asia
49Serbia3.10Europe
50Barbados2.96North America
51North Macedonia2.94Europe
52United Arab Emirates2.92Asia
53Jordan2.85Asia
54Singapore2.83Asia
55Canada2.81North America
56Montenegro2.81Europe
57Costa Rica2.69North America
58Japan2.65Asia
59South Korea2.61Asia
60Mexico2.59North America
61Palau2.47Oceania
62Malaysia2.29Asia
63Türkiye2.24Asia
64Dominican Republic2.23North America
65Oman1.99Asia
66Tajikistan1.94Asia
67Turkmenistan1.92Asia
68Algeria1.66Africa
69Peru1.65South America
70Panama1.63North America
71Kyrgyzstan1.60Asia
72El Salvador1.57North America
73Mauritius1.44Africa
74Iraq1.02Asia
75South Africa0.79Africa
76Cabo Verde0.72Africa
77Bangladesh0.72Asia
78Indonesia0.68Asia
79Eswatini0.56Africa
80Bhutan0.55Asia
81Namibia0.55Africa
82Gabon0.52Africa
83São Tomé and Principe0.46Africa
84Comoros0.42Africa
85Botswana0.41Africa
86Nigeria0.39Africa
87Laos0.33Asia
88Zambia0.32Africa
89Haiti0.29North America
90Mauritania0.26Africa
91Guinea-Bissau0.25Africa
92Angola0.24Africa
93Kenya0.24Africa
94Lesotho0.24Africa
95Djibouti0.21Africa
96Guinea0.21Africa
97Democratic Republic of the Congo0.21Africa
98Mali0.19Africa
99Uganda0.19Africa
100Benin0.19Africa
101Liberia0.18Africa
102Mozambique0.18Africa
103Republic of the Congo0.17Africa
104Madagascar0.17Africa
105Yemen0.17Asia
106Côte d'Ivoire0.16Africa
107Equatorial Guinea0.15Africa
108Burkina Faso0.15Africa
109Ghana0.14Africa
110Cameroon0.14Africa
111Sierra Leone0.13Africa
112Tanzania0.13Africa
113Zimbabwe0.13Africa
114Senegal0.12Africa
115Ethiopia0.11Africa
116The Gambia0.10Africa
117Rwanda0.09Africa
118Eritrea0.09Africa
119Chad0.08Africa
120Togo0.08Africa
121Burundi0.08Africa
122Malawi0.05Africa
123South Sudan0.04Africa
124Central African Republic0.03Africa
125Niger0.03Africa
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Biggest changes, 2012-2022

% change · 86 countries

Largest increase

  1. Seychelles 0.94 → 6.60 +606%
  2. Tanzania 0.03 → 0.13 +332%
  3. Indonesia 0.20 → 0.68 +246%
  4. Burkina Faso 0.05 → 0.15 +222%
  5. Mozambique 0.06 → 0.18 +213%

Largest decrease

  1. Niger 0.05 → 0.03 −47%
  2. Ireland 3.95 → 3.36 −15%
  3. Kyrgyzstan 1.88 → 1.60 −15%
  4. Azerbaijan 3.45 → 3.19 −8%
  5. Turkmenistan 2.03 → 1.92 −6%

By continent

median country
Africa 0.18 /1,000
Asia 2.63 /1,000
Europe 4.17 /1,000
North America 2.59 /1,000
South America 3.89 /1,000
Oceania 3.61 /1,000

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