Physicians in Maldives

Maldives had 2.24 physicians per 1,000 people in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1970 to 2019 Source: World Bank
Maldives, 2019 2.24 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2018 +0.37per 1,000 people 2018: 1.86 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Maldives (2019).

Physicians in Maldives 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 MaldivesWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2019 2.24 per 1,000 people –
2018 1.86 per 1,000 people –
2017 1.89 per 1,000 people –
2016 1.32 per 1,000 people –
2014 1.86 per 1,000 people –
2010 1.46 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 1.51 per 1,000 people –
2007 1.70 per 1,000 people –
2004 1.00 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 +0.37 from 1.86 per 1,000 people in 2018.
  • Since 1993, when it was 0.28 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.95.

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
1970 to 2019 for Maldives
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