Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) by country
Countries reporting
184
Highest
16.77 per 10,000 people
Chile
Lowest
0 per 10,000 people
Burundi
Median
2.87 per 10,000 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,871
What the numbers show
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 16.77 per 10,000 people in Chile; the lowest is 0 per 10,000 people in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.87 per 10,000 people, and the mean is 4.07 per 10,000 people.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 53 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 (per 10,000 population): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 16.77 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Cuba | 15.97 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 3 | Greece | 13.59 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 13.41 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 649.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Andorra | 12.7 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 6 | Lebanon | 12.5 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 12.25 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 11.65 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 11.61 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 11.3 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 11.29 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Syria | 11.16 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.16 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 14 | Niue | 11.11 per 10,000 people | 2024 | — | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 10.89 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 10.84 per 10,000 people | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 10.29 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 10.27 per 10,000 people | 2018 | up 202.9% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 9.74 per 10,000 people | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 9.56 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 9.51 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Cyprus | 9.41 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 9.24 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 24 | Monaco | 9.19 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 8.85 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 8.79 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 8.7 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 8.44 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 29 | Kuwait | 8.34 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 8.28 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 8.16 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 31 | Japan | 8.16 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 8.08 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 8.01 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 7.85 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 7.81 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 7.79 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 7.73 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 7.66 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 7.56 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 7.52 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 7.24 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 43 | Qatar | 7.23 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 7.18 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 45 | France | 7.01 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 46 | Finland | 6.95 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 47 | San Marino | 6.85 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 48 | Iraq | 6.8 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 214.8% | rising |
| 49 | Cook Islands | 6.57 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 47.7% | flat |
| 50 | Canada | 6.53 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 6.52 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 6.48 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 6.35 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 6.31 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 55 | Belarus | 6.16 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 56 | United States | 5.89 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ukraine | 5.86 per 10,000 people | 2014 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 5.8 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.6 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | South Korea | 5.49 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 5.49 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 62 | Slovakia | 5.37 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 63 | Malta | 5.29 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 64 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.26 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 65 | Turkey | 5.24 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 65 | Türkiye | 5.24 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 67 | New Zealand | 5.17 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 5.08 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 68 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.08 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 70 | Moldova | 4.98 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 4.98 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 4.87 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 72 | Malaysia | 4.87 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Singapore | 4.45 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 75 | Switzerland | 4.06 per 10,000 people | 2019 | down 22.1% | flat |
| 76 | Palau | 3.96 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 3.68 per 10,000 people | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 3.59 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 79 | Algeria | 3.57 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 80 | Nauru | 3.45 per 10,000 people | 2019 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Naoero | 3.45 per 10,000 people | 2019 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 3.38 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 83 | Oman | 3.27 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 84 | Mauritius | 3.24 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 85 | Barbados | 3.12 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Egypt | 3.09 per 10,000 people | 2021 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 87 | Seychelles | 3.07 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 88 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.99 per 10,000 people | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 2.97 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 91 | Brunei | 2.87 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.87 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 93 | Philippines | 2.86 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 2.83 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 2.8 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 96 | Russia | 2.79 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 2.79 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 98 | Uruguay | 2.6 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.58 per 10,000 people | 2019 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia | 2.56 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 101 | Sudan | 2.5 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 987.0% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 2.43 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Cabo Verde | 2.33 per 10,000 people | 2019 | up 3,783.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.29 per 10,000 people | 2021 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.27 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 2.25 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 107 | Peru | 2.15 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 2.08 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 109 | Grenada | 1.9 per 10,000 people | 2018 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 110 | Nepal | 1.8 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 1.76 per 10,000 people | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 112 | Belize | 1.71 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 113 | Pakistan | 1.61 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 114 | El Salvador | 1.57 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 1.5 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.49 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 1.45 per 10,000 people | 2021 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 118 | Tonga | 1.42 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 52.7% | falling |
| 119 | Mexico | 1.39 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 1.3 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 121 | Indonesia | 1.23 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 1.23 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 123 | Namibia | 1.14 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 293.1% | rising |
| 124 | Thailand | 1.13 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 125 | South Africa | 1.07 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 126 | Maldives | 1.02 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 127 | Bhutan | 0.97 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 870.0% | rising |
| 127 | Jamaica | 0.97 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 646.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 0.96 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 130 | Samoa | 0.9 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 0.83 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 132 | Laos | 0.82 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.82 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0.8 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 135 | Bangladesh | 0.76 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 136 | Myanmar | 0.72 per 10,000 people | 2019 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 0.68 per 10,000 people | 2020 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 138 | Kiribati | 0.53 per 10,000 people | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 139 | Montenegro | 0.49 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 0.45 per 10,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Comoros | 0.38 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 0.36 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 143 | Botswana | 0.35 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 144 | Cambodia | 0.31 per 10,000 people | 2018 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritania | 0.31 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 0.3 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 0.28 per 10,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Nigeria | 0.25 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 149 | Ghana | 0.2 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Yemen | 0.19 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 151 | Gabon | 0.18 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | 0.17 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.15 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.15 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 155 | Morocco | 0.13 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 90.4% | rising |
| 155 | Mozambique | 0.13 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Cameroon | 0.12 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Senegal | 0.11 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 158 | Uganda | 0.11 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 158 | Zambia | 0.11 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 161 | Rwanda | 0.09 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 162 | Madagascar | 0.07 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Malawi | 0.07 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 0.06 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 0.06 per 10,000 people | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 164 | Mali | 0.06 per 10,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 0.06 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 164 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.06 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Benin | 0.05 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Kenya | 0.05 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 169 | South Sudan | 0.05 per 10,000 people | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 173 | Gambia | 0.03 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 174 | Guinea | 0.02 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.02 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 0.02 per 10,000 people | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Togo | 0.02 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 174 | East Timor | 0.02 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 0.02 per 10,000 people | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 0.01 per 10,000 people | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 per 10,000 people | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Niger | 0.01 per 10,000 people | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Chad | 0.01 per 10,000 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 184 | Burundi | 0 per 10,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 5.89 per 10,000 people