Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.974 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country), 1993–2020
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 Micronesia (country) is 0.974 per 1,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 401.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.974 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1942 per 1,000 people, in 2009.
That places Micronesia (country) 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.451 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 0.573 per 1,000 people | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 0.571 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.534 per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.557 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.588 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1942 per 1,000 people | -67.0% |
| 2012 | 0.667 per 1,000 people | +243.5% |
| 2019 | 0.762 per 1,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.974 per 1,000 people | +27.8% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.974 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.974 per 1,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 per 1,000 people, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.512 per 1,000 people | 0.451 per 1,000 people | 0.573 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4888 per 1,000 people | 0.1942 per 1,000 people | 0.588 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7145 per 1,000 people | 0.667 per 1,000 people | 0.762 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.974 per 1,000 people | 0.974 per 1,000 people | 0.974 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country)?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Micronesia (country) was 0.974 per 1,000 people in 2020, 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.974 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1942 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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