Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Austria
Austria: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 5.51 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Austria, 1960–2023
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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Austria is 5.51 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Austria peaked at 5.51 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Austria 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 3.01 per 1,000 people | 3.79 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 per 1,000 people | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 4.72 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 4.83 per 1,000 people | 5.32 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 5.34 per 1,000 people | 5.51 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Austria?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Austria was 5.51 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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