Asia Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking (2022)

In 2022, physicians per 1,000 people in Asia was highest in Georgia at 5.61 per 1,000, followed by Kazakhstan at 4.03 per 1,000 and Mongolia at 3.87 per 1,000. The average physicians per 1,000 people across countries in Asia was 2.03 per 1,000, the median was 2.15 per 1,000, and Cambodia recorded the lowest physicians per 1,000 people at 0.21 per 1,000, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1960 to 2022 across 42 countries in Asia.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 5.61 5.33 2022
2 4.03 3.95 2020
3 3.87 3.77 2021
4 3.71 3.65 2022
5 3.67 3.69 2017
6 3.12 2.97 2019
7 3.09 3.11 2020
8 3.08 2.79 2022
9 2.91 2.88 2021
10 2.81 2.78 2021
11 2.62 2.42 2019
12 2.61 2.5 2020
13 2.6 2.51 2021
14 2.52 2.39 2021
15 2.52 2.51 2021
16 2.51 2.23 2019
17 2.5 2.76 2018
18 2.32 2.23 2021
19 2.29 2.6 2020
20 2.17 1.77 2018
21 2.16 1.8 2019
22 2.14 2.17 2021
23 2.14 2.18 2021
24 2.13 2.12 2021
25 2.06 2 2022
26 1.91 1.78 2021
27 1.51 1.08 2018
28 1.19 1.21 2021
29 1.08 0.95 2019
30 1.01 0.97 2022
31 0.93 0.9 2020
32 0.87 0.85 2021
33 0.79 0.75 2021
34 0.77 0.78 2020
35 0.75 0.69 2019
36 0.73 0.68 2020
37 0.69 0.7 2022
38 0.67 0.66 2021
39 0.55 0.56 2022
40 0.33 0.36 2021
41 0.25 0.21 2020
42 0.21 0.19 2019
Asia Physicians per 1,000 people Ranking (2022) : Definition
Physicians per 1,000 people measures the number of medical doctors (physicians) per 1,000 inhabitants in the reporting year.