Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Poland
Poland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.03 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Poland, 1960–2023
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
Poland recorded 4.03 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 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, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Poland peaked at 4.03 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2.15 per 1,000 people | 2.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 2.14 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 per 1,000 people | 2.18 per 1,000 people | 3.28 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 per 1,000 people | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 4.03 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 189,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 182,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 183,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 175,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 177,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,179 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Poland?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Poland was 4.03 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Poland ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 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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