Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Palau
Palau: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.81 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Palau, 1998–2023
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
In 2023, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Palau stood at 1.81 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Palau peaked at 2.81 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.33 per 1,000 people, in 2006.
Palau ranks 93rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 1.33 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 2.19 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.81 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Palau?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Palau was 1.81 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 per 1,000 people in 2006.
- How does Palau rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Palau ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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