Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Turkey
Turkey: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 2.24 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 2.24 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Turkey peaked at 2.24 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
That places Turkey 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Turkey, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.904 per 1,000 people | +126.0% |
| 1991 | 0.956 per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.983 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1 per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.11 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.12 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.14 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.18 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.23 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.36 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.37 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.39 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.42 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.46 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.49 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.53 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.64 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.68 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.73 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.75 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.74 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.76 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.77 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.81 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.88 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.99 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.12 per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.24 per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.24 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.24 per 1,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.73 per 1,000 people, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +126.0% | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.904 per 1,000 people |
| 1962 | +33.3% | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people |
| 1965 | +33.3% | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people |
| 1964 | -25.0% | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.37 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 per 1,000 people | 0.904 per 1,000 people | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.68 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 per 1,000 people | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 Turkey?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Turkey was 2.24 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Turkey ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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