Physicians per 1,000 people by country, 2022
Number of medical doctors for every 1,000 people, generalists and specialists together, for 169 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank, from the World Health Organization.
Key facts
- World: 1.86 doctors per 1,000 people (2022).
- Highest: Cuba (9.54), Monaco (8.61) and Seychelles (6.60).
- Lowest in the list: Niger and South Sudan (0.04).
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| 1 | Cuba | 9.54 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Monaco | 8.61 | 2020 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 6.60 | 2022 |
| 4 | Greece | 6.58 | 2022 |
| 5 | Portugal | 5.85 | 2022 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5.64 | 2023 |
| 7 | Austria | 5.51 | 2023 |
| 8 | Argentina | 5.11 | 2023 |
| 8 | Russia | 5.11 | 2022 |
| 10 | Andorra | 5.07 | 2023 |
| 11 | Norway | 4.97 | 2023 |
| 12 | Belarus | 4.72 | 2023 |
| 13 | Uruguay | 4.67 | 2022 |
| 14 | San Marino | 4.63 | 2023 |
| 15 | Germany | 4.53 | 2022 |
| 16 | Malta | 4.51 | 2022 |
| 17 | Denmark | 4.50 | 2021 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 4.48 | 2022 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 4.47 | 2022 |
| 20 | Sweden | 4.41 | 2021 |
| 21 | Iceland | 4.37 | 2023 |
| 22 | Czechia | 4.35 | 2022 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 4.33 | 2022 |
| 24 | Spain | 4.29 | 2022 |
| 25 | St. Lucia | 4.23 | 2020 |
| 26 | Italy | 4.19 | 2022 |
| 27 | Trinidad & Tobago | 4.16 | 2021 |
| 28 | Mongolia | 4.13 | 2022 |
| 29 | Australia | 4.09 | 2022 |
| 30 | Poland | 4.03 | 2023 |
| 31 | Moldova | 4.02 | 2023 |
| 32 | Croatia | 3.91 | 2022 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 3.89 | 2022 |
| 34 | Ireland | 3.88 | 2023 |
| 34 | Netherlands | 3.88 | 2022 |
| 36 | Israel | 3.80 | 2023 |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 3.75 | 2023 |
| 38 | Slovakia | 3.70 | 2022 |
| 39 | United States | 3.68 | 2022 |
| 40 | Romania | 3.63 | 2022 |
| 41 | Finland | 3.61 | 2021 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 3.61 | 2022 |
| 43 | Belgium | 3.57 | 2022 |
| 44 | Cyprus | 3.56 | 2022 |
| 45 | Ukraine | 3.53 | 2023 |
| 46 | Estonia | 3.47 | 2022 |
| 47 | Hungary | 3.46 | 2022 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 3.41 | 2023 |
| 49 | Latvia | 3.40 | 2022 |
| 50 | Slovenia | 3.37 | 2022 |
| 51 | Armenia | 3.36 | 2022 |
| 52 | Chile | 3.33 | 2023 |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 3.30 | 2023 |
| 54 | France | 3.28 | 2022 |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 3.19 | 2022 |
| 56 | China | 3.11 | 2022 |
| 57 | Serbia | 3.10 | 2022 |
| 58 | Qatar | 3.02 | 2023 |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 2.99 | 2023 |
| 60 | Barbados | 2.96 | 2022 |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 2.94 | 2022 |
| 62 | Jordan | 2.85 | 2022 |
| 63 | Singapore | 2.83 | 2022 |
| 64 | Canada | 2.82 | 2023 |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 2.81 | 2021 |
| 66 | Montenegro | 2.78 | 2023 |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 2.69 | 2022 |
| 68 | Lebanon | 2.68 | 2020 |
| 69 | Japan | 2.65 | 2022 |
| 70 | South Korea | 2.61 | 2022 |
| 71 | Mexico | 2.59 | 2022 |
| 72 | Colombia | 2.54 | 2023 |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 2.43 | 2023 |
| 74 | Brazil | 2.36 | 2023 |
| 75 | Malaysia | 2.34 | 2023 |
| 76 | Ecuador | 2.31 | 2020 |
| 77 | Kuwait | 2.27 | 2020 |
| 78 | Türkiye | 2.24 | 2022 |
| 79 | Oman | 1.99 | 2022 |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 1.93 | 2023 |
| 81 | Brunei | 1.89 | 2021 |
| 82 | Albania | 1.88 | 2020 |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 1.87 | 2023 |
| 84 | Iran | 1.81 | 2023 |
| 84 | Palau | 1.81 | 2023 |
| 86 | Peru | 1.69 | 2023 |
| 87 | Algeria | 1.66 | 2022 |
| 88 | Panama | 1.63 | 2022 |
| 89 | El Salvador | 1.62 | 2023 |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.57 | 2023 |
| 91 | Syria | 1.52 | 2021 |
| 92 | Mauritius | 1.44 | 2022 |
| 93 | Guyana | 1.39 | 2020 |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.35 | 2023 |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 1.35 | 2020 |
| 96 | Tunisia | 1.31 | 2021 |
| 97 | Bolivia | 1.28 | 2021 |
| 97 | Guatemala | 1.28 | 2020 |
| 99 | Pakistan | 1.16 | 2021 |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 1.14 | 2023 |
| 101 | Vietnam | 1.11 | 2021 |
| 102 | Iraq | 1.02 | 2022 |
| 103 | Nepal | 1.01 | 2023 |
| 103 | Tonga | 1.01 | 2021 |
| 105 | Micronesia | 0.97 | 2020 |
| 106 | Philippines | 0.79 | 2021 |
| 106 | South Africa | 0.79 | 2022 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 0.75 | 2020 |
| 109 | Bahrain | 0.74 | 2020 |
| 109 | Morocco | 0.74 | 2021 |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 0.73 | 2023 |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 0.72 | 2023 |
| 112 | India | 0.72 | 2020 |
| 114 | Egypt | 0.67 | 2020 |
| 115 | Eswatini | 0.56 | 2023 |
| 115 | Samoa | 0.56 | 2021 |
| 117 | Bhutan | 0.55 | 2022 |
| 117 | Namibia | 0.55 | 2022 |
| 119 | Thailand | 0.54 | 2021 |
| 120 | Gabon | 0.52 | 2022 |
| 120 | Indonesia | 0.52 | 2023 |
| 122 | Honduras | 0.49 | 2020 |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0.46 | 2023 |
| 123 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 0.46 | 2022 |
| 125 | Comoros | 0.42 | 2022 |
| 126 | Botswana | 0.38 | 2023 |
| 126 | Nigeria | 0.38 | 2023 |
| 128 | Laos | 0.33 | 2022 |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 0.32 | 2023 |
| 129 | Zambia | 0.32 | 2022 |
| 131 | Haiti | 0.29 | 2022 |
| 131 | Kenya | 0.29 | 2023 |
| 133 | Ghana | 0.27 | 2023 |
| 134 | Mauritania | 0.26 | 2022 |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.25 | 2022 |
| 136 | Angola | 0.24 | 2022 |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 0.24 | 2023 |
| 138 | Lesotho | 0.23 | 2022 |
| 139 | Benin | 0.22 | 2023 |
| 140 | Congo - Kinshasa | 0.21 | 2022 |
| 140 | Djibouti | 0.21 | 2022 |
| 140 | Guinea | 0.21 | 2022 |
| 143 | Mali | 0.19 | 2023 |
| 143 | Uganda | 0.19 | 2022 |
| 145 | Liberia | 0.18 | 2022 |
| 146 | Congo - Brazzaville | 0.17 | 2022 |
| 146 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.17 | 2023 |
| 146 | Madagascar | 0.17 | 2022 |
| 146 | Mozambique | 0.17 | 2022 |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 0.15 | 2022 |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.15 | 2022 |
| 152 | Cameroon | 0.14 | 2022 |
| 152 | Ethiopia | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 0.13 | 2022 |
| 155 | Tanzania | 0.13 | 2022 |
| 157 | Senegal | 0.11 | 2023 |
| 158 | Yemen | 0.10 | 2023 |
| 159 | Chad | 0.09 | 2023 |
| 159 | Eritrea | 0.09 | 2022 |
| 159 | Gambia | 0.09 | 2023 |
| 159 | Rwanda | 0.09 | 2022 |
| 163 | Burundi | 0.08 | 2022 |
| 163 | Togo | 0.08 | 2022 |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 0.07 | 2023 |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 0.06 | 2023 |
| 167 | Malawi | 0.05 | 2022 |
| 168 | Niger | 0.04 | 2023 |
| 168 | South Sudan | 0.04 | 2022 |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-11-09
About this data
Some countries count every licensed doctor and others only those who see patients, so small gaps between countries say little. Nurses and midwives are not included.
Countries report every few years; each row is the latest count within four years. The WHO links fewer than about 4.5 doctors, nurses and midwives together per 1,000 people with gaps in basic health care.
FAQ
Which country has the most doctors per person?
Cuba, with 9.54 doctors per 1,000 people in 2021, followed by Monaco (8.61) and Seychelles (6.60).
How many doctors does the world have per 1,000 people?
1.86 in 2022.
Which country has the fewest doctors?
In this list, Niger and South Sudan, with 0.04 doctors per 1,000 people.
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