Physicians in Malaysia

Malaysia had 2.34 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 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 2023 Source: World Bank
Malaysia, 2023 2.34 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.05per 1,000 people 2022: 2.29 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Malaysia (2023).

Physicians in Malaysia 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 2023
Period MalaysiaWorld
2023 2.34 per 1,000 people –
2022 2.29 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 2.27 per 1,000 people –
2020 2.18 per 1,000 people –
2019 2.02 per 1,000 people –
2018 1.86 per 1,000 people –
2017 1.79 per 1,000 people –
2016 1.58 per 1,000 people –
2015 1.49 per 1,000 people –
2014 1.48 per 1,000 people –
2013 1.56 per 1,000 people –
2012 1.31 per 1,000 people –
2011 1.26 per 1,000 people –
2010 1.15 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 1.09 per 1,000 people –
2008 0.91 per 1,000 people –
2007 0.88 per 1,000 people –
2006 0.83 per 1,000 people –
2005 0.78 per 1,000 people –
2004 0.72 per 1,000 people –
2003 0.74 per 1,000 people –
2002 0.72 per 1,000 people –
2001 0.69 per 1,000 people –
2000 0.68 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 0.69 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.05 from 2.29 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1.56 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.79.

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 2023 for Malaysia
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