Physicians per 1,000 people, 1960–2018 Info Edit Download | Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Email World Map Line Chart Bar Chart Tree Map Rank List Calc Table Data Table Select Country/Region -- Aruba Afghanistan Angola Albania Andorra United Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia American Samoa Antigua and Barbuda Australia Austria Azerbaijan Burundi Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Bangladesh Bulgaria Bahrain Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Barbados Brunei Bhutan Botswana Central African Republic Canada Switzerland Channel Islands Chile China Ivory Coast Cameroon Congo (Kinshasa) Congo (Brazzaville) Colombia Comoros Cape Verde Costa Rica Cuba Cayman Islands Cyprus Czech Republic Germany Djibouti Dominica Denmark Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Spain Estonia Ethiopia Finland Fiji France Micronesia Gabon United Kingdom Georgia Ghana Guinea Gambia Guinea Bissau Equatorial Guinea Greece Grenada Greenland Guatemala Guam Guyana Hong Kong Honduras Croatia Haiti Hungary Indonesia Isle of Man India Ireland Iran Iraq Iceland Israel Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Kiribati Saint Kitts and Nevis South Korea Kuwait Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya Saint Lucia Sri Lanka Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Macau Morocco Monaco Moldova Madagascar Maldives Mexico Marshall Islands Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Mali Malta Burma (Myanmar) Montenegro Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands Mozambique Mauritania Mauritius Malawi Malaysia Namibia New Caledonia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal Nauru New Zealand Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Palau Papua New Guinea Poland Puerto Rico North Korea Portugal Paraguay West Bank and Gaza French Polynesia Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Sudan Senegal Singapore Solomon Islands Sierra Leone El Salvador San Marino Somalia Serbia Saint Thomas and Principe Suriname Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Swaziland Seychelles Syria Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Turkmenistan Timor Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Tanzania Uganda Ukraine Uruguay United States Uzbekistan Saint Vincent and Grenadines Venezuela Virgin Islands (U.S.) Vietnam Vanuatu Samoa Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central Asia (UN) Central Asia & Caucasus (IMF) Commonwealth of Independent States (IMF) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East (IMF) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select Country/Region -- Aruba Afghanistan Angola Albania Andorra United Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia American Samoa Antigua and Barbuda Australia Austria Azerbaijan Burundi Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Bangladesh Bulgaria Bahrain Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Barbados Brunei Bhutan Botswana Central African Republic Canada Switzerland Channel Islands Chile China Ivory Coast Cameroon Congo (Kinshasa) Congo (Brazzaville) Colombia Comoros Cape Verde Costa Rica Cuba Cayman Islands Cyprus Czech Republic Germany Djibouti Dominica Denmark Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Spain Estonia Ethiopia Finland Fiji France Micronesia Gabon United Kingdom Georgia Ghana Guinea Gambia Guinea Bissau Equatorial Guinea Greece Grenada Greenland Guatemala Guam Guyana Hong Kong Honduras Croatia Haiti Hungary Indonesia Isle of Man India Ireland Iran Iraq Iceland Israel Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Kiribati Saint Kitts and Nevis South Korea Kuwait Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya Saint Lucia Sri Lanka Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Macau Morocco Monaco Moldova Madagascar Maldives Mexico Marshall Islands Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Mali Malta Burma (Myanmar) Montenegro Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands Mozambique Mauritania Mauritius Malawi Malaysia Namibia New Caledonia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal Nauru New Zealand Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Palau Papua New Guinea Poland Puerto Rico North Korea Portugal Paraguay West Bank and Gaza French Polynesia Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Sudan Senegal Singapore Solomon Islands Sierra Leone El Salvador San Marino Somalia Serbia Saint Thomas and Principe Suriname Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Swaziland Seychelles Syria Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Turkmenistan Timor Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Tanzania Uganda Ukraine Uruguay United States Uzbekistan Saint Vincent and Grenadines Venezuela Virgin Islands (U.S.) Vietnam Vanuatu Samoa Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central Asia (UN) Central Asia & Caucasus (IMF) Commonwealth of Independent States (IMF) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East (IMF) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select a starting year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Select an ending year 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Related Physicians & Nurses Datasets Nurses and midwives, per 1,000 people, 1990–2015 Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners. Source: WHO