Physicians per 1000 people in Austria
Austria: Physicians per 1000 people was 5.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Austria, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Austria is 5.51, 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, physicians per 1000 people in Austria peaked at 5.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2, 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.
Physicians per 1000 people in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2 | — |
| 1961 | 1.4 | +16.7% |
| 1962 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 3.01 | +88.0% |
| 1991 | 3.09 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.21 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.29 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.41 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.51 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.59 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.67 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.79 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.79 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.88 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.06 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.14 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.23 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.35 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.48 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.56 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.63 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.72 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.83 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.88 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.93 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.02 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.08 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.12 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.13 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.18 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.24 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.32 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.34 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.43 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.43 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.51 | +1.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.59, 1.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.73, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +88.0% | 1.6 | 3.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 | 3.01 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 3.88 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 | 4.83 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 | 5.34 | 5.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Austria?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Austria was 5.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Austria ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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