Physicians in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste had 0.75 physicians per 1,000 people in 2020.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 2004 to 2020 Source: World Bank
Timor-Leste, 2020 0.75 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2019 −0.01per 1,000 people 2019: 0.76 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Timor-Leste (2020).
Position in 2020 94th of 136 See the full ranking

Physicians in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-LesteWorld
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2020 0.75 per 1,000 people –
2019 0.76 per 1,000 people –
2018 0.72 per 1,000 people –
2017 0.75 per 1,000 people –
2015 0.69 per 1,000 people –
2014 0.68 per 1,000 people –
2013 0.62 per 1,000 people –
2011 0.08 per 1,000 people –
2010 0.08 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 0.04 per 1,000 people –
2008 0.04 per 1,000 people –
2007 0.03 per 1,000 people –
2004 0.08 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 −0.01 from 0.76 per 1,000 people in 2019.
  • Since 2008, when it was 0.04 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.72.
  • Among the 136 countries with data for 2020, Timor-Leste has the 94th highest value.

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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
2004 to 2020 for Timor-Leste
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