Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Australia
Australia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Australia, 1961–2022
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
Australia recorded 4.09 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Australia peaked at 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 1961.
Australia ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 2.16 per 1,000 people | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 3.29 per 1,000 people | 3.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 per 1,000 people | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 4.09 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Australia?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Australia was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022, 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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