Physicians in Iceland
Iceland had 4.37 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.
Iceland, 2023
4.37
Change from 2022
−0.07per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
3.84 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.37 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 4.38 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 4.32 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 3.89 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 3.89 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 3.87 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 3.85 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 3.77 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 3.64 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 3.61 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 3.56 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 3.50 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 3.65 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 3.64 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 3.61 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 3.60 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 3.61 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 4.19 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 3.62 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 3.58 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 3.47 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 3.38 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.07 from 4.44 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 3.61 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.77.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Practising physicians
466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
2.8 per 1,000 people
2020 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
257 per 100,000 people
2023 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
72.0%
2021 · Eurostat