Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Georgia
Georgia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 5.64 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Georgia, 1970–2023
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
Georgia recorded 5.64 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Georgia peaked at 7.51 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.09 per 1,000 people, in 1996.
Georgia ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.58 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | 4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 per 1,000 people | 4.12 per 1,000 people | 4.97 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 3.09 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 per 1,000 people | 3.79 per 1,000 people | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 per 1,000 people | 4.68 per 1,000 people | 7.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 5.12 per 1,000 people | 5.64 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 21,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 21,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,405 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Georgia?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Georgia was 5.64 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 per 1,000 people in 1996.
- How does Georgia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Georgia ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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