Physicians per 1000 people in Italy
Italy: Physicians per 1000 people was 4.19 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.19
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
26th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.34
in 2002
All-time low
3.42
in 2000
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Italy, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.19 for physicians per 1000 people in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Italy peaked at 9.34 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.42, in 2000.
That places Italy 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8 | 3.76 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 | 3.42 | 9.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.76 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 | 3.97 | 4.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More health data for Italy
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Italy?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Italy was 4.19 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 in 2002.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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