Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Moldova
Moldova: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.02 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Moldova, 1980–2023
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
Moldova recorded 4.02 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Moldova peaked at 4.14 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.25 per 1,000 people, in 2004.
That places Moldova 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.14 per 1,000 people | 2.82 per 1,000 people | 3.44 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.49 per 1,000 people | 3.41 per 1,000 people | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.25 per 1,000 people | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 per 1,000 people | 2.74 per 1,000 people | 4.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 per 1,000 people | 4.02 per 1,000 people | 4.14 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Moldova?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Moldova was 4.02 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- How does Moldova rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Moldova ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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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