Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands
Netherlands: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 3.88 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.88 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.88 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
1.1 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
46
1960–2022
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 3.88 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands peaked at 3.88 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.5 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.49 per 1,000 people | +38.4% |
| 1991 | 2.58 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.36 per 1,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.42 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.49 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.55 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.59 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.62 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.68 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.77 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.77 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.84 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.94 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.22 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.28 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.46 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.56 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.63 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.71 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.81 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.88 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.88 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 3.88 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 3.88 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.73 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +38.4% | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.49 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 2.42 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 2.94 per 1,000 people | 3.71 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 per 1,000 people | 3.81 per 1,000 people | 3.88 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Netherlands was 3.88 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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