Physicians per 1000 people in Tonga
Tonga: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Tonga, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Tonga is 1.01, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Tonga peaked at 1.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.256, in 1970.
That places Tonga 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.375 | — |
| 1970 | 0.256 | -31.7% |
| 1980 | 0.362 | +41.4% |
| 1981 | 0.602 | +66.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.492 | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.508 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.44 | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.499 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.339 | -32.1% |
| 2002 | 0.289 | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.533 | +84.4% |
| 2009 | 0.578 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.54 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.514 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +96.9% |
| 2020 | 0.946 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +7.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.01 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.256 | 0.256 | 0.256 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.514 | 0.362 | 0.602 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.474 | 0.44 | 0.508 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4476 | 0.289 | 0.578 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6887 | 0.514 | 1.01 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 0.946 | 1.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % 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 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % 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 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Tonga?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Tonga was 1.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Tonga ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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