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
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Lithuania, 1985–2022
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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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