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Physicians in Kuwait

Kuwait had 2.27 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
Kuwait, 2020 2.27 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2019 +0.19per 1,000 people 2019: 2.09 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Kuwait (2020).
Position in 2020 68th of 136 See the full ranking

Physicians in Kuwait 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 KuwaitWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2020 2.27 per 1,000 people –
2019 2.09 per 1,000 people –
2018 2.03 per 1,000 people –
2017 2.11 per 1,000 people –
2016 2.11 per 1,000 people –
2015 2.65 per 1,000 people –
2014 2.67 per 1,000 people –
2013 2.55 per 1,000 people –
2012 2.48 per 1,000 people –
2011 2.48 per 1,000 people –
2010 2.47 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 1.91 per 1,000 people –
2008 1.88 per 1,000 people –
2007 1.88 per 1,000 people –
2006 1.46 per 1,000 people –
2005 1.80 per 1,000 people –
2004 1.50 per 1,000 people –
2003 1.90 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 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 +0.19 from 2.09 per 1,000 people in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 2.47 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.20.
  • Among the 136 countries with data for 2020, Kuwait has the 68th highest value.

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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 2020 for Kuwait
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