Physicians per 1000 people in Albania
Albania: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.88 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.88
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.88
in 2020
All-time low
0.276
in 1960
Years of data
34
1960–2020
Physicians per 1000 people in Albania, 1960–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, physicians per 1000 people in Albania stood at 1.88. 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, physicians per 1000 people in Albania peaked at 1.88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.276, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3785 | 0.276 | 0.481 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8828 | 0.739 | 1.04 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.21 | 1.65 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1 |
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More health data for Albania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,085 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 18,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 19,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 17,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Albania?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Albania was 1.88 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Albania ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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