Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Seychelles
Seychelles: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 6.6 per 1,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
6.6 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 81.6%
World rank
3rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.218 per 1,000 people
in 1975
Years of data
21
1960–2022
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Seychelles, 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
Seychelles recorded 6.6 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.6% on the previous year and up 605.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Seychelles peaked at 6.6 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.218 per 1,000 people, in 1975.
Seychelles ranks 3rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.312 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.224 per 1,000 people | -28.2% |
| 1975 | 0.218 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.407 per 1,000 people | +86.7% |
| 1985 | 0.445 per 1,000 people | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | +130.8% |
| 1996 | 1.32 per 1,000 people | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 1.37 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.83 per 1,000 people | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 0.995 per 1,000 people | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.757 per 1,000 people | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.935 per 1,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 1.85 per 1,000 people | +97.8% |
| 2018 | 2.09 per 1,000 people | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 1.87 per 1,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 3.63 per 1,000 people | +94.4% |
| 2022 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +81.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 6.6 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.59 per 1,000 people, 1.8× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 6.6 per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188 per 1,000 people, 35.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.312 per 1,000 people | 0.312 per 1,000 people | 0.312 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.221 per 1,000 people | 0.218 per 1,000 people | 0.224 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.426 per 1,000 people | 0.407 per 1,000 people | 0.445 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 0.757 per 1,000 people | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.48 per 1,000 people | 0.935 per 1,000 people | 2.09 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 1,000 people | 3.63 per 1,000 people | 6.6 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Seychelles?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Seychelles was 6.6 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.218 per 1,000 people in 1975.
- How does Seychelles rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Seychelles ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 605.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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