Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Germany
Germany: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.53 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Germany, 1991–2022
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
Germany recorded 4.53 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Germany peaked at 4.53 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.75 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
That places Germany 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 per 1,000 people | 2.75 per 1,000 people | 3.21 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 3.66 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 1,000 people | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 4.37 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 per 1,000 people | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.53 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 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 471,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 428,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 452,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 417,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 431,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 401,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Germany?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Germany was 4.53 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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