Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 6.31 per 10,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Mongolia, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 6.31 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Mongolia peaked at 6.31 per 10,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.26 per 10,000 people, in 2002.
That places Mongolia 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.26 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 1.95 per 10,000 people | +54.8% |
| 2009 | 1.98 per 10,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.97 per 10,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.38 per 10,000 people | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 2.85 per 10,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35 per 10,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 4.09 per 10,000 people | +74.0% |
| 2019 | 4.43 per 10,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.7 per 10,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 4.86 per 10,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.41 per 10,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 5.93 per 10,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 6.31 per 10,000 people | +6.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.31 per 10,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.31 per 10,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.45 per 10,000 people, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +74.0% | 2.35 per 10,000 people | 4.09 per 10,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 per 10,000 people | 1.26 per 10,000 people | 1.98 per 10,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.01 per 10,000 people | 1.97 per 10,000 people | 4.43 per 10,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.44 per 10,000 people | 4.7 per 10,000 people | 6.31 per 10,000 people | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Mongolia?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Mongolia was 6.31 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 per 10,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 per 10,000 people in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Mongolia ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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