Physicians in Montenegro

Montenegro had 2.78 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1999 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Montenegro, 2023 2.78 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 −0.02per 1,000 people 2022: 2.81 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Montenegro (2023).

Physicians in Montenegro 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 MontenegroWorld
2023 2.78 per 1,000 people –
2022 2.81 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people
2021 2.88 per 1,000 people –
2020 2.83 per 1,000 people –
2019 2.79 per 1,000 people –
2018 2.81 per 1,000 people –
2017 2.68 per 1,000 people –
2016 2.59 per 1,000 people –
2015 2.37 per 1,000 people –
2014 2.17 per 1,000 people –
2013 2.13 per 1,000 people –
2012 2.01 per 1,000 people –
2011 1.99 per 1,000 people –
2010 2.02 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 2.07 per 1,000 people –
2008 2.07 per 1,000 people –
2007 1.95 per 1,000 people –
2006 1.94 per 1,000 people –
2005 1.90 per 1,000 people –
2004 1.88 per 1,000 people –
2003 1.80 per 1,000 people –
2002 1.84 per 1,000 people –
2001 1.85 per 1,000 people –
2000 1.82 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 1.80 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.02 from 2.81 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.13 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.65.

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
1999 to 2023 for Montenegro
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