Physicians in Ukraine

Ukraine had 3.53 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 1995.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1980 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Ukraine, 2023 3.53 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2014 +0.60per 1,000 people 2014: 2.94 per 1,000 people
World, 2022 1.86 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Ukraine (2023).

Physicians in Ukraine 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 UkraineWorld
2023 3.53 per 1,000 people –
2022 – 1.86 per 1,000 people
2014 2.94 per 1,000 people –
2013 3.43 per 1,000 people –
2012 3.43 per 1,000 people –
2011 3.43 per 1,000 people –
2010 3.43 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people
2009 3.44 per 1,000 people –
2008 3.07 per 1,000 people –
2007 3.04 per 1,000 people –
2006 3.04 per 1,000 people –
2005 2.97 per 1,000 people –
2004 2.97 per 1,000 people –
2003 2.96 per 1,000 people –
2002 2.98 per 1,000 people –
2001 2.98 per 1,000 people –
2000 2.99 per 1,000 people 1.52 per 1,000 people
1999 2.99 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 2.94 per 1,000 people in 2014, a change of +0.60.
  • Since 2005, when it was 2.97 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.56.

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 Ukraine
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