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Number of Physicians (Medical Doctors) per 1,000 of the Population for the Different Countries of the World


Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Physicians (per 1,000 people) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank
Country
Value
1
San Marino (1990)
47.35
2
Cuba (2007)
6.4
3
Greece (2008)
6.04
4
Monaco (1995)
5.81
5
Belarus (2009)
5.11
6
Austria (2009)
4.75
7
Georgia (2007)
4.54
8
Russia (2006)
4.31
9
Italy (2008)
4.24
10
Norway (2008)
4.08
11
Switzerland (2009)
4.07
12
Iceland (2008)
3.93
13
Netherlands (2007)
3.92
14
Kazakhstan (2009)
3.8
15
Azerbaijan (2007)
3.79
16
Euro area (2009)
3.77
17
Portugal (2009)
3.75
18
Uruguay (2008)
3.74
19
Andorra (2007)
3.72
20
Spain (2009)
3.71
21
Armenia (2007)
3.7
22
Lithuania (2008)
3.66
23
Czech Republic (2008)
3.63
24
Israel (2007)
3.63
25
Bulgaria (2008)
3.63
26
Sweden (2006)
3.58
27
Lebanon (2009)
3.54
28
Germany (2008)
3.53
29
France (2008)
3.5
30
Denmark (2007)
3.42
31
Estonia (2008)
3.41
32
European Union (2009)
3.41
33
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2009)
3.33
34
Argentina (2005)
3.21
35
Ireland (2008)
3.19
36
Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2009)
3.15
37
Ukraine (2006)
3.13
38
Hungary (2008)
3.1
39
Malta (2009)
3.07
40
Slovakia (2007)
3
41
Latvia (2009)
2.99
42
Belgium (2008)
2.99
43
Australia (2009)
2.99
44
High income: OECD (2009)
2.93
45
Mexico (2004)
2.89
46
Luxembourg (2007)
2.86
47
High income (2009)
2.86
48
Egypt (2009)
2.83
49
OECD members (2009)
2.81
50
Qatar (2006)
2.76
51
Mongolia (2008)
2.76
52
United Kingdom (2009)
2.74
53
Finland (2008)
2.73
54
Croatia (2009)
2.67
55
Moldova (2007)
2.67
56
United States (2004)
2.67
57
Uzbekistan (2007)
2.62
58
North America (2009)
2.6
59
Macedonia (2006)
2.55
60
Slovenia (2008)
2.47
61
Jordan (2009)
2.45
62
Turkmenistan (2007)
2.44
63
New Zealand (2007)
2.38
64
Kyrgyzstan (2007)
2.3
65
Cyprus (2006)
2.3
66
Upper middle income (2009)
2.26
67
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2009)
2.16
68
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2009)
2.16
69
Poland (2008)
2.14
70
Japan (2006)
2.06
71
Serbia (2007)
2.04
72
Tajikistan (2006)
2.01
73
Montenegro (2007)
1.99
74
New Caledonia (1999)
1.98
75
South Korea (2008)
1.97
76
North Korea (2008)
1.97
77
Venezuela (2001)
1.94
78
Cayman Islands (1997)
1.94
79
United Arab Emirates (2007)
1.93
80
Romania (2006)
1.92
81
Canada (2006)
1.91
82
Libya (2009)
1.9
83
Oman (2008)
1.9
84
Dominican Republic (2000)
1.88
85
Singapore (2009)
1.83
86
Barbados (2005)
1.81
87
Kuwait (2009)
1.79
88
Bermuda (1997)
1.77
89
Puerto Rico (1995)
1.75
90
Brazil (2007)
1.72
91
French Polynesia (2000)
1.7
92
Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1995)
1.65
93
Turkey (2009)
1.64
94
El Salvador (2008)
1.6
95
Maldives (2007)
1.6
96
Macau (1987)
1.56
97
Channel Islands (1981)
1.52
98
Seychelles (2004)
1.51
99
Syria (2008)
1.5
100
Panama (2000)
1.5
101
Ecuador (2000)
1.48
102
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2009)
1.48
103
Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2009)
1.46
104
Bahrain (2008)
1.44
105
Colombia (2008)
1.43
106
China (2009)
1.42
107
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005)
1.42
108
Brunei Darussalam (2008)
1.42
109
Netherlands Antilles (1995)
1.4
110
High income: nonOECD (1990)
1.38
111
Arab World (2009)
1.36
112
Costa Rica (2000)
1.32
113
Hong Kong (1995)
1.32
114
Palau (2006)
1.3
115
Chile (2006)
1.28
116
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (2009)
1.26
117
Middle income (2009)
1.25
118
Bolivia (2001)
1.22
119
Vietnam (2008)
1.22
120
Algeria (2007)
1.21
121
Tunisia (2009)
1.19
122
Trinidad and Tobago (2007)
1.18
123
East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2009)
1.17
124
Philippines (2004)
1.15
125
Albania (2007)
1.15
126
Greenland (1980)
1.14
127
Aruba (1995)
1.12
128
Paraguay (2002)
1.11
129
St. Kitts and Nevis (2000)
1.1
130
Low & middle income (2009)
1.1
131
Guam (1999)
1.08
132
Mauritius (2004)
1.06
133
Bahamas (1998)
1.05
134
Lower middle income (2009)
1
135
Grenada (1998)
0.98
136
Saudi Arabia (2008)
0.94
137
Malaysia (2008)
0.94
138
Peru (2009)
0.92
139
Guatemala (1999)
0.9
140
Iran (2005)
0.89
141
Jamaica (2003)
0.85
142
West Bank and Gaza (2001)
0.84
143
Belize (2009)
0.83
144
Pakistan (2009)
0.81
145
American Samoa (1999)
0.78
146
South Africa (2004)
0.77
147
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2000)
0.75
148
Iraq (2009)
0.69
149
Tuvalu (2008)
0.64
150
Morocco (2009)
0.62
151
India (2005)
0.6
152
Honduras (2000)
0.57
153
South Asia (2009)
0.57
154
Cape Verde (2008)
0.57
155
Marshall Islands (2008)
0.56
156
Micronesia (2005)
0.56
157
Dominica (1997)
0.5
158
Sao Tome and Principe (2004)
0.49
159
Sri Lanka (2006)
0.49
160
Guyana (2000)
0.48
161
St. Lucia (2002)
0.47
162
Burma (2008)
0.46
163
Northern Mariana Islands (1999)
0.45
164
Suriname (2000)
0.45
165
Fiji (2003)
0.45
166
Nigeria (2008)
0.4
167
Namibia (2007)
0.37
168
Nicaragua (2003)
0.37
169
Botswana (2006)
0.34
170
Kiribati (2006)
0.3
171
Equatorial Guinea (2004)
0.3
172
Thailand (2004)
0.3
173
Yemen (2009)
0.3
174
Indonesia (2007)
0.29
175
Bangladesh (2007)
0.29
176
Tonga (2002)
0.29
177
Gabon (2004)
0.29
178
Sudan (2008)
0.28
179
Laos (2005)
0.27
180
Western Samoa (2005)
0.27
181
Haiti (1998)
0.25
182
Djibouti (2006)
0.23
183
Cambodia (2008)
0.23
184
Nepal (2004)
0.21
185
Afghanistan (2009)
0.21
186
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2009)
0.19
187
Cameroon (2004)
0.19
188
Solomon Islands (2005)
0.19
189
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) (2009)
0.19
190
Low income (2009)
0.18
191
Antigua and Barbuda (1999)
0.17
192
Madagascar (2007)
0.16
193
Least developed countries: UN classification (2009)
0.16
194
Zimbabwe (2004)
0.16
195
Swaziland (2004)
0.16
196
Comoros (2004)
0.15
197
Kenya (2004)
0.14
198
Ivory Coast (2008)
0.14
199
Mauritania (2009)
0.13
200
Uganda (2005)
0.12
201
Vanuatu (2008)
0.12
202
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)
0.11
203
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2009)
0.11
204
Republic of the Congo (2007)
0.1
205
Timor-Leste (2004)
0.1
206
Guinea (2005)
0.1
207
Ghana (2009)
0.09
208
Central African Republic (2004)
0.08
209
Angola (2004)
0.08
210
Burkina Faso (2008)
0.06
211
Senegal (2008)
0.06
212
Benin (2008)
0.06
213
Zambia (2006)
0.06
214
Lesotho (2003)
0.05
215
Togo (2008)
0.05
216
Papua New Guinea (2008)
0.05
217
Eritrea (2004)
0.05
218
Mali (2008)
0.05
219
Gambia (2008)
0.04
220
Chad (2004)
0.04
221
Guinea-Bissau (2008)
0.04
222
Somalia (2006)
0.04
223
Mozambique (2006)
0.03
224
Burundi (2004)
0.03
225
Bhutan (2007)
0.02
226
Rwanda (2005)
0.02
227
Niger (2008)
0.02
228
Sierra Leone (2008)
0.02
229
Malawi (2008)
0.02
230
Ethiopia (2007)
0.02
231
Liberia (2008)
0.01
232
Tanzania (2006)
0.01



#
Country or Dependency
2000-2009 [1]
2007-2013 [2]
Size
Physicians per
10,000 people
Physicians    per
10,000 people
1
19612
10
32.7
2
31175
38
48.3
3
32388
38
34.0
4
3626
11
11.5
5
40857
12
12.1
6
1165
1
1.7
7
249
37
40.0
8
122623
32
38.6
9
11088
37
27.0
10
5970
2
2.7
11
997
28.2
28.2
12
42881
3
3.6
13
2227
30
9.2
14
46965
49
39.3
15
251
11
8.3
16
44124
42
29.9
17
542
1
0.6
18
27911
37
38.7
19
10329
12
4.7
20
5540
14
19.3
21
715
4
4
22
320013
17
18.9
23
400
11
14.4
24
921
1
0.5
25
200
0.5
0.5
26
52
0.5
2.6
27
5187
25
26.2
28
30
1
1.2
29
27957
28
30.8
30
48000
19
19
31
44960
6
11.9
32
395
3
3
33
366
5
2.1
34
62
0.5
1.1
35
2587
1
1
36
13367
9.3
9.3
37
940
1
1
38
78
0.5
0.7
39
288182
35
38.9
40
3676
6
6
41
59599
54
54
42
19951
45
42.7
43
17226
32
34.9
44
5827
1
1
45
140
2
2
46
15670
19
14.9
47
179900
24
28.3
48
649
1
1.7
49
2086
2
0.8
50
25314
36
33.4
51
643520
6
7
52
204000
8
8
53
15279
26
25.6
54
 Iraq
15994
5
6.1
55
 Iran
61870
9
9
56
13141
31
26.7
57
1120
38
34.8
58
163800
38
49.5
59
215000
37
37.6
60
6739
3
2
61
310
6
3.1
62
57387
39
36.2
63
2047
2
1.7
64
3124
2
0.8
65
62307
19
20.7
66
2313
28
77.4
67
4506
1
2
68
1950
23
23.3
69
20
2
3.8
70
1862630
14
14.9
71
58761
14
14.7
72
115
2
2
73
401
1
1
74
74597
33
33
75
5204
13
11.1
76
2746
1
1.4
77
 Cuba
72416
64
67.2
78
4840
18
17.9
79
12395
23
19.7
80
 Laos
2000
3
1.8
81
6940
30
35.8
82
89
1
1
83
51
0.5
0.1
84
11760
33
32
85
7070
12
19
86
13729
40
41.2
87
1326
29
29
88
1303
11
11
89
445
1
1.3
90
3150
2
1.6
91
257
0.5
0.2
92
17020
7
12
93
 Mali
1060
1
0.8
94
302
9
14.2
95
1357
34
34.9
96
18269
6
6.2
97
24
5
4.4
98
303519
29
21
99
60
6
1.8
100
548
0.5
0.4
101
270
71.7
71.7
102
6732
26
28.4
103
17791
4
6.1
104
598
3
3.7
105
10
8
7.1
106
   Nepal
5384
2
2
107
288
0.5
0.2
108
55376
4
4.1
109
64417
39
39
110
2045
4
9
111
4
20
30
112
8190
21
27.4
113
18143
39
42.8
114
300
0.5
0.3
115
6946
15
25.3
116
 Oman
4908
18
24.3
117
20
12
12
118
127859
8
8.3
119
30
16
13.8
120
4431
15
16.5
121
275
1
0.6
122
6355
11
12.3
123
 Peru
34437
11.3
11.3
124
77479
20
22.2
125
36138
34
41
126
81998
17
21.4
127
11167
27
29.8
128
614183
43
43
129
221
0.5
0.6
130
41455
19
24.5
131
7938
12
16
132
50
3
4.5
133
163
51.0
51
134
81
5
5
135
41870
16
24.9
136
171
2
1.7
137
121
15
10.7
138
741
1
0.6
139
89
8
8
140
46
11
11
141
18
1.1
1.1
142
20013
20
21.1
143
6380
15
19.5
144
10342
5
14.6
145
16868
31
33.2
146
4766
24
25.2
147
126126
21
28.1
148
793648
27
24.5
149
60
1
2.2
150
300
0.5
0.5
151
11083
3
2.8
152
191
5
5
153
95
0.5
0.2
154
13267
20
19.2
155
18987
3
3.9
156
79
1
0.7
157
 Togo
349
1
0.5
158
30
3
5.6
159
1543
12
11.8
160
10
9
10.9
161
13330
13
12.2
162
12104
24
24
163
110482
15
17.1
164
3361
1
1
165
71627
26
25.3
166
143728
31
35.4
167
12384
37
37.4
168
380
5
4.3
169
90370
12
12
170
17503
33
29.1
171
227683
37
31.9
172
11799
26
28.4
173
331
1
0.5
174
 Chad
345
0.5
0.5
175
1233
20
21.1
176
36815
36
36.2
177
17250
11
17.8
178
28812
40
40.5
179
32495
36
39.3
180
10479
6
6.8
181
18335
15
17.2
182
153
3
3
183
215
1
1
184
4414
33
32.4
185
1806
0.5
0.3
186
34829
8
7.8
187
2253
9
4.1
188
270371
21
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Nations identified with critical shortages of physicians and other health care workers



Janvier Chouteu-Chando is the author of THE UNION MOUJIK 

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