In 2023, Thailand had one doctor per around 1500 population. The ratio of doctors to the population in Thailand peaked in 2014 and has been improving throughout the examined period.

Health professionals, especially primary care physicians, are in high demand in many parts of the U.S. Some areas are experiencing health professional shortages. This map shows the ratio of population to primary care physicians in the U.S. Areas in dark red show where there are less primary care physicians per person.The data comes from County Health Rankings, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, measure the health of nearly all counties in the nation and rank them within states. The layer used in the map comes from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, and the full documentation for the layer can be found here.County data are suppressed if, for both years of available data, the population reported by agencies is less than 50% of the population reported in Census or less than 80% of agencies measuring crimes reported data.

The average for 2020 based on 2 countries was 2.23 doctors per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Mexico: 2.41 doctors per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in Brazil: 2.05 doctors per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This statistic displays the average physician-to-population ratio in select U.S. metropolitan areas as of 2013. During this year, there was an average of ***** physicians per 100,000 population in Detroit. Boston has one of the overall highest average wait times for a physician appointment. The average cumulative wait time is approximately **** days in 2014, which has decreased since 2004.

In 2023, one doctor of medicine was serving about ****** people in the Philippines. Across regions, BARMM accounted for the highest doctor-to-population ratio at ******, followed by Region 11 (Davao). In contrast, there were ****** people for every doctor in the National Capital Region (NCR).

This table contains 267456 series, with data for years 2000 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (199 items: Canada; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador (Peer group D); Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador (Peer group H); Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12-19 years; 15-19 years; 12-14 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Contact with medical doctors (4 items: Total population for the variable contact with medical doctors; Contact with medical doctors in past 12 months; Contact with medical doctors; not stated; No contact with medical doctors in past 12 months ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons ...).

Government Doctor: Meghalaya: Average Population Served per Doctor data was reported at 4,791.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,162.000 Person for 2015. Government Doctor: Meghalaya: Average Population Served per Doctor data is updated yearly, averaging 4,658.500 Person from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,449.000 Person in 2012 and a record low of 4,162.000 Person in 2015. Government Doctor: Meghalaya: Average Population Served per Doctor data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table IN.HLB002: Health Human Resources: Number of Doctors: Government.

In 2023, there was one doctor or physician for approximately every ****** people in the Philippines, indicating a slight decrease in the physician-to-population ratio from the previous year. The ratio of doctors to population gradually declined since 2019.

As of 2019, the south Indian state of Kerala had the highest density of doctors of about ** per ten thousand population in the country. However, Jharkhand had the least density of doctors in the country of about **** doctors per ten thousand people in the state.

Government Doctor: Gujarat: Average Population Served per Doctor data was reported at 13,556.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,475.000 Person for 2016. Government Doctor: Gujarat: Average Population Served per Doctor data is updated yearly, averaging 17,265.000 Person from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25,168.000 Person in 2009 and a record low of 11,475.000 Person in 2016. Government Doctor: Gujarat: Average Population Served per Doctor data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table IN.HLB002: Health Human Resources: Number of Doctors: Government.

Government Doctor: Uttar Pradesh: Average Population Served per Doctor data was reported at 19,962.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,561.000 Person for 2014. Government Doctor: Uttar Pradesh: Average Population Served per Doctor data is updated yearly, averaging 20,542.000 Person from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,986.000 Person in 2004 and a record low of 19,409.000 Person in 2010. Government Doctor: Uttar Pradesh: Average Population Served per Doctor data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table IN.HLB002: Health Human Resources: Number of Doctors: Government.

Number of doctors per 10,000 population Source: Doctors - Boards and Councils Office, Department of Health Population - Demographic Statistics Section (1), Census and Statistics Department

As of 2022, the number of licensed physicians in the United States and the District of Columbia amounted to 1,062,460 physicians. At the time, the national population was roughly 333 million, which yielded a physician-to-population ratio of 313 licensed physicians per 100,000 population. The density of licensed U.S. physicians has steadily increased since 2010.

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Nigeria was reported at 0.394 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Physicians - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This table contains 127008 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (126 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority; Newfoundland and Labrador ...) Age group (6 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...) Regular medical doctor (7 items: Total population for the variable regular medical doctor; Has not looked for a regular medical doctor; Cannot find a regular medical doctor; Has a regular medical doctor ...) Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

Government Doctor: Uttarakhand: Average Population Served per Doctor data was reported at 7,911.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,313.000 Person for 2015. Government Doctor: Uttarakhand: Average Population Served per Doctor data is updated yearly, averaging 8,507.000 Person from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,991.000 Person in 2004 and a record low of 7,911.000 Person in 2016. Government Doctor: Uttarakhand: Average Population Served per Doctor data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table IN.HLB002: Health Human Resources: Number of Doctors: Government.

This table contains 6720 series, with data for years 1994 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Geography (5 items: Territories; Yukon; Northwest Territories including Nunavut; Northwest Territories ...), Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12-19 years; 12-14 years; 15-19 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Contact with medical doctors (4 items: Total population for the variable contact with medical doctors; Contact with medical doctors in past 12 months; Contact with medical doctors; not stated; No contact with medical doctors in past 12 months ...), Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons ...).

Government Doctor: West Bengal: Average Population Served per Doctor data was reported at 10,411.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,618.000 Person for 2013. Government Doctor: West Bengal: Average Population Served per Doctor data is updated yearly, averaging 10,411.000 Person from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2014, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,473.000 Person in 2012 and a record low of 8,416.000 Person in 2011. Government Doctor: West Bengal: Average Population Served per Doctor data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table IN.HLB002: Health Human Resources: Number of Doctors: Government.

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Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 3.077 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Physicians - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.