Physicians in Qatar

Qatar had 3.02 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1970 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Qatar, 2023 3.02 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2018 +0.52per 1,000 people 2018: 2.50 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Qatar (2023).

Physicians in Qatar 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 QatarWorld
2023 3.02 per 1,000 people –
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2018 2.50 per 1,000 people –
2016 2.75 per 1,000 people –
2014 1.93 per 1,000 people –
2010 4.05 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 3.23 per 1,000 people –
2008 3.23 per 1,000 people –
2006 2.38 per 1,000 people –
2005 2.61 per 1,000 people –
2001 2.22 per 1,000 people –
2000 – 1.52 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 2.50 per 1,000 people in 2018, a change of +0.52.
  • Since 1997, when it was 1.26 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.76.

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 2023 for Qatar
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