Physicians in Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong SAR, China had 1.32 physicians per 1,000 people in 1995. The value for 1995 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 1995 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Hong Kong SAR, China is for 1995. Most countries have figures for 2020.
Hong Kong SAR, China, 1995 1.32 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 1994 +0.05per 1,000 people 1994: 1.27 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Hong Kong SAR, China (1995).

Physicians in Hong Kong SAR, China 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), 2000 to 2022
Period Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2010 – 1.49 per 1,000 people
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.05 from 1.27 per 1,000 people in 1994.
  • Since 1960, when it was 0.33 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.99.

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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 1995 for Hong Kong SAR, China
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