Physicians per 1000 people in Poland
Poland: Physicians per 1000 people was 4.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Poland, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.03 for physicians per 1000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Poland peaked at 4.03 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1960.
Poland ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | — |
| 1961 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.15 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.17 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.19 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.23 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.29 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.37 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.38 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.35 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.29 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.22 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.27 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.43 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.29 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.18 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.17 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.18 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.18 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.29 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.31 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.36 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.34 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.28 | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.42 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.42 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.03 | +17.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.59, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.73, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +40.1% | 2.34 | 3.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.27 | 2.15 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 | 2.14 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 2.18 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.3 | 4.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More health data for Poland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0213 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Poland?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Poland was 4.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Poland ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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