Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia
Tunisia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.31 per 1,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
1.31 per 1,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.31 per 1,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.1 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
33
1960–2021
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia, 1960–2021
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 2021, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia stood at 1.31 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia peaked at 1.31 per 1,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Tunisia ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.125 per 1,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.169 per 1,000 people | +35.2% |
| 1975 | 0.169 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.271 per 1,000 people | +60.4% |
| 1981 | 0.275 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.461 per 1,000 people | +67.6% |
| 1990 | 0.531 per 1,000 people | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.529 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.587 per 1,000 people | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.594 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.593 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.651 per 1,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.665 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.686 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.715 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.74 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.762 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.787 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.799 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.813 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 per 1,000 people | +61.3% |
| 2005 | 0.919 per 1,000 people | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 per 1,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.21 per 1,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.28 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.26 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.28 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.31 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.31 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.31 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555 per 1,000 people, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.31 per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.74 per 1,000 people, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +67.6% | 0.275 per 1,000 people | 0.461 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | +61.3% | 0.813 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people |
| 1980 | +60.4% | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 0.271 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | -29.9% | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 0.919 per 1,000 people |
| 1970 | +35.2% | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1125 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3357 per 1,000 people | 0.271 per 1,000 people | 0.461 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6291 per 1,000 people | 0.529 per 1,000 people | 0.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.937 per 1,000 people | 0.762 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 1.31 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Tunisia was 1.31 per 1,000 people in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Tunisia ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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