Physicians in Moldova

Moldova had 4.02 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1980 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Moldova, 2023 4.02 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 −0.13per 1,000 people 2022: 4.15 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Moldova (2023).

Physicians in Moldova 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 2023
Period MoldovaWorld
2023 4.02 per 1,000 people –
2022 4.15 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 4.04 per 1,000 people –
2020 4.04 per 1,000 people –
2019 4.03 per 1,000 people –
2018 3.20 per 1,000 people –
2017 3.29 per 1,000 people –
2016 3.24 per 1,000 people –
2015 3.16 per 1,000 people –
2014 3.09 per 1,000 people –
2013 3.06 per 1,000 people –
2012 2.89 per 1,000 people –
2011 2.83 per 1,000 people –
2010 2.74 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 2.71 per 1,000 people –
2008 2.62 per 1,000 people –
2007 2.62 per 1,000 people –
2006 2.57 per 1,000 people –
2005 2.52 per 1,000 people –
2004 2.25 per 1,000 people –
2003 2.33 per 1,000 people –
2002 2.33 per 1,000 people –
2001 2.29 per 1,000 people –
2000 2.44 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.13 from 4.15 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3.06 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.96.

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
1980 to 2023 for Moldova
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