Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman
Oman: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.99 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman, 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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman is 1.99 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman peaked at 2.16 per 1,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.03 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Oman 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.038 per 1,000 people | +26.7% |
| 1982 | 0.549 per 1,000 people | +1344.7% |
| 1987 | 0.834 per 1,000 people | +51.9% |
| 1989 | 0.883 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.817 per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | +43.0% |
| 1997 | 0.877 per 1,000 people | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.944 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.965 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.43 per 1,000 people | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.51 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.61 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.82 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.91 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.98 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.07 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.13 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.06 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.99 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.16 per 1,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.13 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.96 per 1,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 2.01 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.09 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.01 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.99 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.99 per 1,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 per 1,000 people, 55% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.99 per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.74 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1344.7% | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 0.549 per 1,000 people |
| 1987 | +51.9% | 0.549 per 1,000 people | 0.834 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | +48.0% | 0.965 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people |
| 1995 | +43.0% | 0.817 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 0.038 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7553 per 1,000 people | 0.549 per 1,000 people | 0.883 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9542 per 1,000 people | 0.817 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | 2.07 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 2.16 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 per 1,000 people | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2.01 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Oman was 1.99 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 per 1,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Oman ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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