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Physicians in Ecuador

Ecuador had 2.31 physicians per 1,000 people in 2020.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2020 Source: World Bank
Ecuador, 2020 2.31 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2019 −0.01per 1,000 people 2019: 2.32 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Ecuador (2020).
Position in 2020 66th of 136 See the full ranking

Physicians in Ecuador 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 EcuadorWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2020 2.31 per 1,000 people –
2019 2.32 per 1,000 people –
2018 2.34 per 1,000 people –
2017 2.23 per 1,000 people –
2016 2.06 per 1,000 people –
2015 1.81 per 1,000 people –
2014 1.68 per 1,000 people –
2013 1.65 per 1,000 people –
2012 1.56 per 1,000 people –
2011 1.38 per 1,000 people –
2010 1.28 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 1.22 per 1,000 people –
2008 1.10 per 1,000 people –
2007 0.98 per 1,000 people –
2006 0.90 per 1,000 people –
2005 0.90 per 1,000 people –
2004 0.88 per 1,000 people –
2003 0.81 per 1,000 people –
2002 0.85 per 1,000 people –
2001 0.85 per 1,000 people –
2000 0.81 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 1.37 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 −0.01 from 2.32 per 1,000 people in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 1.28 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.03.
  • Among the 136 countries with data for 2020, Ecuador has the 66th highest value.

More for Ecuador

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Hospital beds 1.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy estimates and projections 77.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 18.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 66.5 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 78 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.89 litres 2024 · WHO

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 2020 for Ecuador
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