Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania
Albania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania, 1960–2020
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2020, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania stood at 1.88 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania peaked at 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.276 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Albania 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.276 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.481 per 1,000 people | +74.3% |
| 1970 | 0.739 per 1,000 people | +53.6% |
| 1971 | 0.911 per 1,000 people | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 0.845 per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 per 1,000 people | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 1.37 per 1,000 people | +31.9% |
| 1983 | 1.42 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.41 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.41 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.46 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.29 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.32 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.33 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.35 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.37 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.19 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.19 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.19 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.24 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.24 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.23 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.27 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.21 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.65 per 1,000 people | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 1.88 per 1,000 people | +14.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.88 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.88 per 1,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.73 per 1,000 people, 50% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +74.3% | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.481 per 1,000 people |
| 1970 | +53.6% | 0.481 per 1,000 people | 0.739 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | +35.7% | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people |
| 1980 | +31.9% | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3785 per 1,000 people | 0.276 per 1,000 people | 0.481 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8828 per 1,000 people | 0.739 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Albania was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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