Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cyprus
Cyprus: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 3.56 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cyprus, 1990–2022
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
Cyprus recorded 3.56 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cyprus peaked at 3.56 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.52 per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Cyprus ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 2.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 2.93 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 3.56 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Cyprus
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7 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 8,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cyprus?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cyprus was 3.56 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Cyprus ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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