Physicians in Malta
Malta: Physicians was 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians in Malta, 1960–2022
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians in Malta is 4.51 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians in Malta peaked at 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.891 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Malta ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2.17 per 1,000 people | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.03 per 1,000 people | 4.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 per 1,000 people | 4.16 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More health data for Malta
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,737 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians in Malta?
- Physicians in Malta was 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest physicians recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.891 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for physicians?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Physicians (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.