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.

The average for 2020 based on 27 countries was 3.56 doctors per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Austria: 5.35 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.

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.

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.

As of 2022, Kenya had ** registered medical officers per 100,000 population. The ratio remained the same in comparison to the previous year. Overall, the country registered ***** medical doctors in 2022.

Afghanistan Physicians: per 1000 People data was reported at 0.254 Ratio in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.212 Ratio for 2019. Afghanistan Physicians: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 0.186 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.298 Ratio in 2014 and a record low of 0.035 Ratio in 1960. Afghanistan Physicians: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Afghanistan – Table AF.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.;World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.c.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

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.

The average for 2020 based on 18 countries was 3.93 doctors per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Austria: 5.35 doctors per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in the United Kingdom: 3.03 doctors per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Bangladesh BD: Physicians: per 1000 People data was reported at 0.670 Ratio in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.656 Ratio for 2020. Bangladesh BD: Physicians: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 0.326 Ratio from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2021, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.670 Ratio in 2021 and a record low of 0.119 Ratio in 1970. Bangladesh BD: Physicians: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.;World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.c.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Netherlands was reported at 3.906 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Netherlands - Physicians - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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.

Somalia SO: Physicians: per 1000 People data was reported at 0.029 Ratio in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.035 Ratio for 2010. Somalia SO: Physicians: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 0.037 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2014, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.071 Ratio in 1984 and a record low of 0.024 Ratio in 1960. Somalia SO: Physicians: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Somalia – Table SO.World Bank: Health Statistics. Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.; ; World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.; Weighted average;

The average for 2020 based on 2 countries was 3.67 doctors per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Australia: 3.9 doctors per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in New Zealand: 3.43 doctors per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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.

Niger NE: Physicians: per 1000 People data was reported at 0.019 Ratio in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.019 Ratio for 2008. Niger NE: Physicians: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 0.023 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2010, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.035 Ratio in 1997 and a record low of 0.011 Ratio in 1960. Niger NE: Physicians: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Niger – Table NE.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.; ; World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.; Weighted average;

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in France was reported at 3.343 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Physicians - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Medical Doctors in Sweden decreased to 4.29 per 1000 people in 2019 from 4.32 per 1000 people in 2018. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Sweden Medical Doctors.

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Sierra Leone was reported at 0.043 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sierra Leone - Physicians - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Medical Doctors in Turkey increased to 2.18 per 1000 people in 2021 from 2.05 per 1000 people in 2020. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Turkey Medical Doctors.

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.