Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Mongolia
Mongolia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.13 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Mongolia, 1960–2022
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
In 2022, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Mongolia stood at 4.13 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Mongolia peaked at 4.13 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.91 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Mongolia ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 0.91 per 1,000 people | 1.38 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 per 1,000 people | 2.77 per 1,000 people | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 per 1,000 people | 3.78 per 1,000 people | 4.13 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Mongolia?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Mongolia was 4.13 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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