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Physicians in Costa Rica

Costa Rica had 2.69 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Costa Rica, 2022 2.69 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2021 +0.12per 1,000 people 2021: 2.56 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022 3.61 per 1,000 people Middle value of 33 countries

Physicians in Costa Rica over time

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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) (physicians per 1,000 people), 1999 to 2022
Period Costa RicaWorld
2022 2.69 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 2.56 per 1,000 people –
2020 2.49 per 1,000 people –
2019 2.38 per 1,000 people –
2018 2.25 per 1,000 people –
2017 2.10 per 1,000 people –
2016 1.96 per 1,000 people –
2015 1.81 per 1,000 people –
2014 2.66 per 1,000 people –
2013 2.56 per 1,000 people –
2012 2.47 per 1,000 people –
2011 2.38 per 1,000 people –
2010 2.32 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 2.23 per 1,000 people –
2008 2.17 per 1,000 people –
2007 2.10 per 1,000 people –
2006 2.05 per 1,000 people –
2000 1.32 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 1.72 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.12 from 2.56 per 1,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 2.47 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.22.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2022 for Costa Rica
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD