Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania

Lithuania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.47 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.47 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.6 per 1,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
3.59 per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
38
1985–2022

Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania, 1985–2022

0123451985200320221985: 3.7 per 1,000 people1986: 3.8 per 1,000 people1987: 3.9 per 1,000 people1988: 3.9 per 1,000 people1989: 4 per 1,000 people1990: 4 per 1,000 people1991: 3.9 per 1,000 people1992: 3.6 per 1,000 people1993: 3.6 per 1,000 people1994: 3.7 per 1,000 people1995: 3.7 per 1,000 people1996: 3.7 per 1,000 people1997: 3.8 per 1,000 people1998: 3.7 per 1,000 people1999: 3.7 per 1,000 people2000: 3.6 per 1,000 people2001: 3.6 per 1,000 people2002: 3.7 per 1,000 people2003: 3.7 per 1,000 people2004: 3.6 per 1,000 people2005: 3.7 per 1,000 people2006: 3.8 per 1,000 people2007: 3.9 per 1,000 people2008: 3.9 per 1,000 people2009: 3.9 per 1,000 people2010: 3.9 per 1,000 people2011: 4.1 per 1,000 people2012: 4.2 per 1,000 people2013: 4.3 per 1,000 people2014: 4.3 per 1,000 people2015: 4.3 per 1,000 people2016: 4.5 per 1,000 people2017: 4.6 per 1,000 people2018: 4.6 per 1,000 people2019: 4.6 per 1,000 people2020: 4.5 per 1,000 people2021: 4.5 per 1,000 people2022: 4.5 per 1,000 people

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

The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania is 4.47 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania peaked at 4.6 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.59 per 1,000 people, in 1992.

That places Lithuania 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.87 per 1,000 people 3.72 per 1,000 people 3.98 per 1,000 people 5
1990s 3.74 per 1,000 people 3.59 per 1,000 people 4 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 3.74 per 1,000 people 3.63 per 1,000 people 3.88 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 4.34 per 1,000 people 3.95 per 1,000 people 4.6 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 4.48 per 1,000 people 4.47 per 1,000 people 4.49 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 17 Denmark 4.5 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 18 Switzerland 4.48 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 20 Sweden 4.41 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 21 Iceland 4.37 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 22 Czechia 4.35 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania?
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania was 4.47 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 4.6 per 1,000 people in 2018.
What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 3.59 per 1,000 people in 1992.
How does Lithuania rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
Lithuania ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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