Physicians per 10,000 people in Iraq

Physicians per 10,000 people in Iraq was 10.64 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 96th highest of 145 countries in 2020.

2023, per 10,000 people10.64
Change on 2022+4.1%
Rank96th of 145Countries ranked
Series high10.642023
Series low6.362010

Physicians per 10,000 people in Iraq, 2010 to 2023

678910112010201520172019202120232010: 6.36 per 10,000 people2014: 8.23 per 10,000 people2015: 7.18 per 10,000 people2016: 7.07 per 10,000 people2017: 8 per 10,000 people2018: 6.76 per 10,000 people2019: 8.81 per 10,000 people2020: 9.23 per 10,000 people2021: 9.83 per 10,000 people2022: 10.22 per 10,000 people2023: 10.64 per 10,000 people
per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 11 values
Periodper 10,000 people
202310.64
202210.22
20219.83
20209.23
20198.81
20186.76
20178
20167.07
20157.18
20148.23
20106.36

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Definition

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.

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.

How to cite

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.

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What is the physicians per 10,000 people in Iraq?

Physicians per 10,000 people in Iraq was 10.64 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 96th highest of 145 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest physicians per 10,000 people in Iraq?

10.64 per 10,000 people in 2023, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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