Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) by country
Countries reporting
164
Highest
16.77
Chile
Lowest
0
Burundi
Median
2.81
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,659
What the numbers show
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 16.77 in Chile; the lowest is 0 in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.81, and the mean is 4.1.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Cabo Verde (up 3,783.3%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 90.4%).
Health worker density, by type of occupation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 16.77 | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 15.97 | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 2.33 | 2019 | up 3,783.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Greece | 13.59 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 5.24 | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 13.41 | 2022 | up 649.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Andorra | 12.7 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 6 | Lebanon | 12.5 | 2020 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 12.25 | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 11.65 | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 11.61 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 11.3 | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 0.02 | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 11.29 | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Niue | 11.11 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 10.89 | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 10.84 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 10.29 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 10.27 | 2018 | up 202.9% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 9.74 | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 9.56 | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 9.51 | 2023 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 9.41 | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 9.24 | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Monaco | 9.19 | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 8.85 | 2023 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 8.79 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 8.7 | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 8.44 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Kuwait | 8.34 | 2022 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 8.28 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 8.16 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 8.16 | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 8.08 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 8.01 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 7.85 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 7.81 | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 7.79 | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 36 | Denmark | 7.73 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 7.66 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 7.56 | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 7.52 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 7.24 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 41 | Qatar | 7.23 | 2024 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 42 | Latvia | 7.18 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | France | 7.01 | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 44 | Finland | 6.95 | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 45 | San Marino | 6.85 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 46 | Iraq | 6.8 | 2023 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 47 | Cook Islands | 6.57 | 2024 | down 47.7% | flat |
| 48 | Canada | 6.53 | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 49 | Australia | 6.52 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 6.48 | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 6.35 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 6.31 | 2024 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 53 | Belarus | 6.16 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 54 | Ukraine | 5.86 | 2014 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 55 | Libya | 5.8 | 2020 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.6 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 5.49 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 5.37 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 59 | Malta | 5.29 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 60 | New Zealand | 5.17 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 61 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.08 | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 62 | Ireland | 4.87 | 2024 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 62 | Malaysia | 4.87 | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Singapore | 4.45 | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 4.06 | 2019 | down 22.1% | flat |
| 66 | Palau | 3.96 | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 3.68 | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 3.59 | 2022 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 69 | Algeria | 3.57 | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 70 | Naoero | 3.45 | 2019 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 3.38 | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 72 | Oman | 3.27 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 73 | Mauritius | 3.24 | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 74 | Barbados | 3.12 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 3.09 | 2021 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 3.07 | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.99 | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 2.97 | 2020 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.87 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 80 | Philippines | 2.86 | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 2.83 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 2.8 | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 2.79 | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 84 | Uruguay | 2.6 | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.58 | 2019 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 2.56 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 87 | Sudan | 2.5 | 2020 | up 987.0% | volatile |
| 88 | India | 2.43 | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.27 | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 2.25 | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 91 | Peru | 2.15 | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 2.08 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 93 | Grenada | 1.9 | 2018 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 1.8 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 1.76 | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 1.71 | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 97 | Pakistan | 1.61 | 2024 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.57 | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 1.5 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.49 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 1.45 | 2021 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 102 | Tonga | 1.42 | 2020 | up 52.7% | falling |
| 103 | Mexico | 1.39 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 1.3 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 105 | Indonesia | 1.23 | 2024 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 1.23 | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 1.14 | 2024 | up 293.1% | rising |
| 108 | Thailand | 1.13 | 2022 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 109 | South Africa | 1.07 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 110 | Maldives | 1.02 | 2020 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 111 | Bhutan | 0.97 | 2022 | up 870.0% | rising |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0.97 | 2024 | up 646.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.96 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 114 | Samoa | 0.9 | 2020 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Fiji | 0.83 | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 116 | Bahrain | 0.8 | 2020 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 0.76 | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 118 | Myanmar | 0.72 | 2019 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 119 | Guyana | 0.68 | 2020 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 120 | Kiribati | 0.53 | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 121 | Montenegro | 0.49 | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 0.45 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 123 | Comoros | 0.38 | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 0.36 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 125 | Botswana | 0.35 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 126 | Cambodia | 0.31 | 2018 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritania | 0.31 | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 0.3 | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 0.28 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Nigeria | 0.25 | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 131 | Ghana | 0.2 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Yemen | 0.19 | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 133 | Gabon | 0.18 | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 134 | Eswatini | 0.17 | 2024 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 135 | Morocco | 0.13 | 2024 | down 90.4% | rising |
| 135 | Mozambique | 0.13 | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Cameroon | 0.12 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | 0.11 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 138 | Uganda | 0.11 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 138 | Zambia | 0.11 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 141 | Rwanda | 0.09 | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0.07 | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 142 | Malawi | 0.07 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 0.06 | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 0.06 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 144 | Mali | 0.06 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.06 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Benin | 0.05 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Kenya | 0.05 | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 148 | South Sudan | 0.05 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 151 | Gambia | 0.03 | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 152 | Guinea | 0.02 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 152 | Liberia | 0.02 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 0.02 | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Togo | 0.02 | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 0.01 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Niger | 0.01 | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 156 | Chad | 0.01 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 160 | Burundi | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.