Physicians per 1000 people in Sweden
Sweden: Physicians per 1000 people was 4.41 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
4.41
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.41
in 2021
All-time low
1
in 1960
Years of data
62
1960–2021
Physicians per 1000 people in Sweden, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, physicians per 1000 people in Sweden stood at 4.41. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Sweden peaked at 4.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1960.
That places Sweden 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1.3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 | 2.82 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 | 3.03 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 | 3.81 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.32 | 4.41 | 2 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Sweden?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Sweden was 4.41 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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