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Physicians
What this indicator measures
Number of physicians (general practitioners and specialists) per 1,000 inhabitants. Figures come from national registers and their years differ from one country to another.
How to read this?
A value of 3 means 3 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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193countries with data
9.54 per 1,000maximum · Cuba
1.66 per 1,000median
0.04 per 1,000minimum · Niger
2000–2023data year(s)
In brief
The "Physicians" ranking covers 193 countries and territories. Lowest value: Niger (0.04 per 1,000). Highest value: Cuba (9.54 per 1,000). Median: 1.66 per 1,000 (data: 2000–2023). The top 10% of countries exceed 4.4 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 0.16 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (4.02 per 1,000) and lowest in Africa (0.21 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Europe 4.02 per 1,000 (43)
- South America 2.34 per 1,000 (12)
- Asia 1.91 per 1,000 (46)
- North America 1.9 per 1,000 (23)
- Oceania 0.97 per 1,000 (15)
- Africa 0.21 per 1,000 (51)
Why this indicator matters
The number of physicians per inhabitant gives an idea of access to care. It helps compare the presence of health professionals from one country to another.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on medical training, health budgets, the attractiveness of the profession, physician migration and the distribution between cities and rural areas.
Reading precautions
This figure says nothing about distribution across the territory or the quality of care. Years and definitions vary between countries.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 9.54 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 2e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 8.61 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 3e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 4e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 6.58 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 5e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 5.85 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 6e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 5.64 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 7e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 5.52 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 8e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 5.11 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 9e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 5.11 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 10e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 5.07 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 11e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 4.98 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 12e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 4.72 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 13e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 4.67 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 14e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 4.63 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 15e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 4.53 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 16e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 4.51 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 17e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 4.5 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 18e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 4.48 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 19e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 4.47 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 20e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 4.41 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 21e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 4.37 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 22e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 4.35 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 23e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 4.33 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 24e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4.29 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 25e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 4.23 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 26e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 4.19 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 27e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 4.16 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 28e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 4.13 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 29e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 4.09 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 30e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 4.03 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 31e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 4.02 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 32e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3.91 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 33e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 3.89 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 34e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 3.88 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 35e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3.88 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 36e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 37e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 3.75 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 38e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 39e | 🇺🇸 United States | 3.68 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 40e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 3.63 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 41e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 3.63 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 42e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 3.61 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 43e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 3.61 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 44e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3.57 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 45e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 3.56 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 46e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 3.53 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 47e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 3.47 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 48e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 3.46 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 49e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 3.41 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 50e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 51e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 3.37 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 52e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 3.36 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 53e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 3.33 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 54e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 55e | 🇫🇷 France | 3.28 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 56e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 3.19 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 57e | 🇨🇳 China | 3.11 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 58e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 59e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 3.09 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 60e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 3.02 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 61e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 2.99 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 62e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2.98 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 63e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 2.96 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 64e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2.94 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 65e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 2.92 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 66e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 2.85 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 67e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2.83 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 68e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2.82 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 69e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 2.81 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 70e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 2.78 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 71e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 2.69 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 72e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 2.68 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 73e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2.65 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 74e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2.61 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 75e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.59 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 76e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.58 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 77e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2.54 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 78e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2.43 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 79e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2.36 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 80e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 2.34 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 81e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 2.31 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 82e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 2.27 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 83e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 2.24 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 84e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 2.24 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 85e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 2.04 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 86e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 1.99 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 87e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 1.93 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 88e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 89e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 1.89 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 90e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 1.88 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 91e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1.87 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 92e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1.81 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 93e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 1.81 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 94e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2000 |
| 95e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1.69 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 96e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 1.66 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 97e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1.66 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 98e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1.63 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 99e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 1.62 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 100e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 1.57 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 101e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 1.52 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 102e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 1.45 per 1,000 | 2010 |
| 103e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 1.44 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 104e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 1.39 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 105e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 1.38 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 106e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 1.36 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 107e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 1.35 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 108e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1.32 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 109e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1.28 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 110e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1.28 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 111e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 1.27 per 1,000 | 2015 |
| 112e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1.16 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 113e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 1.16 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 114e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1.14 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 115e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 1.11 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 116e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 1.09 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 117e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 1.02 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 118e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 1.01 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 119e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 1.01 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 120e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 0.97 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 121e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0.94 per 1,000 | 2012 |
| 122e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 0.81 per 1,000 | 2015 |
| 123e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 0.79 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 124e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 0.79 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 125e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 0.76 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 126e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 0.75 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 127e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 0.74 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 128e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0.74 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 129e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 0.73 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 130e | 🇮🇳 India | 0.72 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 131e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 0.72 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 132e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 0.68 per 1,000 | 2018 |
| 133e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 0.67 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 134e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 0.56 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 135e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 0.56 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 136e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 0.55 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 136e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 0.55 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 138e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 0.54 per 1,000 | 2021 |
| 139e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 0.52 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 140e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 0.52 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 141e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 0.49 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| 142e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 0.47 per 1,000 | 2012 |
| 143e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 0.46 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 144e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0.46 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 145e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 0.42 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 146e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 0.38 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 147e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 0.38 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 148e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 0.33 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 149e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 0.32 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 150e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0.32 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 151e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 0.29 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 152e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 0.29 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 153e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 0.27 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 154e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 0.26 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 155e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 0.25 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 156e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 0.25 per 1,000 | 2017 |
| 157e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 0.24 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 158e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 0.24 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 159e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 0.24 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 160e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 0.22 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 161e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 0.21 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 161e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 0.21 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 163e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 0.21 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 164e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 0.21 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 165e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 0.19 per 1,000 | 2013 |
| 166e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 0.19 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 167e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 0.19 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 168e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 0.18 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 169e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 0.18 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 170e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 0.17 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 171e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 0.17 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 172e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 0.17 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 173e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 0.16 per 1,000 | 2019 |
| 174e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 0.15 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 175e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 0.15 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 176e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 0.14 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 177e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 0.14 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 177e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 0.14 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 179e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 0.13 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 179e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 0.13 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 181e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 0.11 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 182e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 0.1 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 183e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 0.09 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 183e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 0.09 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 185e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 0.09 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 186e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 0.09 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 187e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 0.08 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 188e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 0.08 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 189e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 0.07 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 190e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 0.06 per 1,000 | 2023 |
| 191e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 0.05 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| 192e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 0.05 per 1,000 | 2014 |
| 193e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 0.04 per 1,000 | 2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Physicians"?
The highest value is in Cuba, at 9.54 per 1,000 (2021).
Which country has the lowest value for "Physicians"?
The lowest value is in Niger, at 0.04 per 1,000 (2023).
What is the world median value of "Physicians"?
The world median is 1.66 per 1,000, calculated across 193 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Physicians" for France?
France scores 3.28 per 1,000 (2022), ranking 55 out of 193 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Physicians" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS, OCDE et données nationales. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Does a large number of physicians guarantee good care?
No. Access also depends on distribution, equipment, the cost of care and the organization of the health system.
Why do the years differ?
Each country publishes its data at its own pace. The most recent available is kept, which makes the comparison approximate.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après OMS, OCDE et données nationales. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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