Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Romania
Romania: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 3.62 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Romania, 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
In 2022, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Romania stood at 3.62 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Romania peaked at 3.62 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.19 per 1,000 people, in 1970.
Romania ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 2.48 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 per 1,000 people | 3.31 per 1,000 people | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 38 Slovakia 3.7 per 1,000 people compare
- 39 United States 3.68 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 North Korea 3.63 per 1,000 people compare
- 42 New Zealand 3.61 per 1,000 people compare
- 43 Finland 3.61 per 1,000 people compare
- 44 Belgium 3.57 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Romania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 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 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Romania?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Romania was 3.62 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 per 1,000 people in 1970.
- How does Romania rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Romania ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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