# Physicians per 10,000 people

Physicians per 10,000 population: generalists, specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined (ISCO-08 codes 221, 2211 and 2212), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising physicians only or all registered physicians.

## Key facts

- Physicians per 10,000 people in the United States was 26.54 per 10,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization.
- Cuba had the highest physicians per 10,000 people of 145 countries in 2020, at 92.91 per 10,000 people, and Niger the lowest, at 0.35 per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.
- Published for 194 places, with figures from 1990 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `physicians_per_10k`
- Unit: per 10,000 people
- Note: Countries count practising or registered physicians and do not report every year, so compare countries with care. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/physicians-per-10000-people
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/physicians_per_10k

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 10,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2022 | 26.54 | World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/CCCEBB2/217795A (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/physicians-per-10000-people/countries.md) (194 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/physicians-per-10000-people/eu-countries.md) (27 places)