Physicians per 1000 people in Ireland
Ireland: Physicians per 1000 people was 3.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.88
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
35th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.13
in 2010
All-time low
1.55
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Physicians per 1000 people in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, physicians per 1000 people in Ireland stood at 3.88.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Ireland peaked at 4.13 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 1990.
That places Ireland 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1.55 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 | 2.22 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 | 3.01 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 | 3.36 | 4.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 34,705 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Ireland?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Ireland was 3.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Ireland ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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