Physicians per 1000 people in Montenegro
Montenegro: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.78
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.88
in 2021
All-time low
1.8
in 2003
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Physicians per 1000 people in Montenegro, 1999–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, physicians per 1000 people in Montenegro stood at 2.78.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Montenegro peaked at 2.88 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2003.
That places Montenegro 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 1.8 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 1.99 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 2.78 | 2.88 | 4 |
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More health data for Montenegro
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,522 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,262 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,080 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 397,715 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Montenegro?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Montenegro was 2.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2003.
- How does Montenegro rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Montenegro ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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