Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy
Italy: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.19 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 4.19 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 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, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy peaked at 9.34 per 1,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.42 per 1,000 people, 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.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.49 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 5.6 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.68 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.72 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.78 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.76 per 1,000 people | -34.9% |
| 1996 | 3.88 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.98 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.05 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.09 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 3.49 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.34 per 1,000 people | +168.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6 per 1,000 people | -61.4% |
| 2004 | 3.67 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.69 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.69 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.75 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.74 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.74 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.76 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.83 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.81 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.87 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.89 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.85 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.96 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.99 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.02 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.97 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.06 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.19 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +168.0% | 3.49 per 1,000 people | 9.34 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | -61.4% | 9.34 per 1,000 people | 3.6 per 1,000 people |
| 1995 | -34.9% | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 3.76 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 5.78 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 per 1,000 people | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 9.34 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 per 1,000 people | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 per 1,000 people | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 4.19 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Italy was 4.19 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 per 1,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 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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