Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam
Vietnam: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam, 1980–2021
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
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam is 1.11 per 1,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam peaked at 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.241 per 1,000 people, in 1980.
That places Vietnam 116th 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 26 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.241 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 0.247 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 per 1,000 people | +327.5% |
| 1989 | 0.391 per 1,000 people | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 0.404 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.407 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.437 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.569 per 1,000 people | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.515 per 1,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.543 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.571 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.635 per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.643 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.655 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.673 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.703 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.714 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.824 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.783 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.795 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.825 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.881 per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.99 per 1,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.856 per 1,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 per 1,000 people | +29.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.11 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 60% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.11 per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam 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 | +327.5% | 0.247 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people |
| 1989 | -63.0% | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 0.391 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4838 per 1,000 people | 0.241 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4687 per 1,000 people | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 0.569 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6319 per 1,000 people | 0.543 per 1,000 people | 0.703 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8303 per 1,000 people | 0.714 per 1,000 people | 0.99 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9815 per 1,000 people | 0.856 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Vietnam?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Vietnam was 1.11 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.241 per 1,000 people in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Vietnam ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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