Physicians in World
The world had 1.86 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2022
1.86
Change from 2010
+0.37per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Physicians in World 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.
| Period | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.49 per 1,000 people in 2010, a change of +0.37.
- Since 1990, when it was 1.31 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.55.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 4.15 per 1,000 people.
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All statistics for World
Hospital beds
3.3 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
73.5 years
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Life expectancy at birth, women
76.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
10.1%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
37.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank