Physicians per 1000 people in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.99 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
2.99
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
61st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.99
in 2023
All-time low
0.909
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2023

Physicians per 1000 people in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2023

11.522.531970199620231970: 0.9091980: 1.11984: 0.9532000: 1.62001: 1.82002: 1.82003: 1.82004: 1.82005: 1.52006: 1.42007: 1.52008: 1.82009: 1.82010: 1.72011: 1.82012: 1.82013: 22014: 2.22015: 2.42016: 2.52017: 2.52018: 2.62019: 2.72020: 2.82021: 2.82022: 2.92023: 3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 2.99 for physicians per 1000 people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.909, in 1970.

United Arab Emirates ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.909 0.909 0.909 1
1980s 1.01 0.953 1.07 2
2000s 1.68 1.41 1.84 10
2010s 2.22 1.75 2.71 10
2020s 2.88 2.79 2.99 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 58 Serbia 3.1 compare
  2. 59 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.08 compare
  3. 60 Qatar 3.02 compare
  4. 62 Luxembourg 2.98 compare
  5. 63 Barbados 2.96 compare
  6. 64 North Macedonia 2.94 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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All data for United Arab Emirates β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is physicians per 1000 people in United Arab Emirates?
Physicians per 1000 people in United Arab Emirates was 2.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2023.
What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.909 in 1970.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for physicians per 1000 people?
United Arab Emirates ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Physicians per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,326 data points, 1960–2023
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