The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 People and Society

Physician density In 15 editions of 36.

Physician density was published in 15 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2011 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 189 entries, in its People and Society section, under the heading “Physicians density”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2012 edition
189
the first edition with it
2011
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Physicians density” (2011 to 2023) and “Physician density” (2024 to 2025).

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Africa

53 entries

Algeria

1.207 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Angola

0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Benin

0.059 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Botswana

0.336 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Burkina Faso

0.064 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Burundi

0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

0.572 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Cameroon

0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Central African Republic

0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Chad

0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Comoros

0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

0.095 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Cote d'Ivoire

0.144 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Djibouti

0.229 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Egypt

2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Equatorial Guinea

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Eritrea

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Swaziland now Eswatini

0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Ethiopia

0.022 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Gabon

0.29 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

0.038 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Ghana

0.085 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Guinea

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Guinea-Bissau

0.045 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Kenya

0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2002)

Lesotho

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2003)

Liberia

0.014 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Libya

1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Madagascar

0.161 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Malawi

0.019 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Mali

0.049 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Mauritania

0.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Mauritius

1.06 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Morocco

0.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Mozambique

0.027 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Namibia

0.374 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Niger

0.019 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Nigeria

0.395 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Rwanda

0.024 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Sao Tome and Principe

0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Senegal

0.059 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Seychelles

1.51 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Sierra Leone

0.016 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Somalia

0.035 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

South Africa

0.77 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Sudan

0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Tanzania

0.008 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Togo

0.053 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Tunisia

1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Uganda

0.117 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Zambia

0.055 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Zimbabwe

0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

3.934 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Armenia

3.697 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Azerbaijan

3.794 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Bangladesh

0.295 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Bhutan

0.023 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

China

1.415 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Georgia

4.538 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

India

0.599 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Japan

2.063 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Kazakhstan

3.877 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Korea, North now North Korea

3.29 physicians/1,000 population (2003)

Korea, South now South Korea

1.967 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Kyrgyzstan

2.301 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Maldives

1.595 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Mongolia

2.763 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Nepal

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Pakistan

0.813 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Russia

4.309 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Sri Lanka

0.492 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Tajikistan

2.013 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Turkmenistan

2.438 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Uzbekistan

2.617 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Central America and the Caribbean

18 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (1999)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

1.05 physicians/1,000 population (1998)

Barbados

1.811 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Belize

0.828 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Costa Rica

1.32 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Cuba

6.399 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Dominica

0.5 physicians/1,000 population (1997)

El Salvador

1.596 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Guatemala

0.9 physicians/1,000 population (1999)

Haiti

0.25 physicians/1,000 population (1998)

Honduras

0.57 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Jamaica

0.85 physicians/1,000 population (2003)

Nicaragua

0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2003)

Panama

1.5 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1.095 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Saint Lucia

0.473 physicians/1,000 population (2002)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

0.7542 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Trinidad and Tobago

1.175 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Europe

38 entries

Albania

1.146 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Andorra

3.716 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Austria

4.749 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Belarus

4.869 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Belgium

2.987 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.4179 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Bulgaria

3.635 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Croatia

2.59 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Czech Republic now Czechia

3.625 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Denmark

3.419 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Estonia

3.409 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Finland

2.735 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

France

3.497 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Germany

3.531 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Greece

6.043 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hungary

3.097 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Ireland

3.187 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Italy

4.242 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Latvia

2.988 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Lithuania

3.664 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Luxembourg

2.862 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Malta

3.073 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Moldova

2.668 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Monaco

5.81 physicians/1,000 population (1995)

Netherlands

3.921 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

2.546 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Norway

4.076 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Poland

2.144 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Portugal

3.755 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Romania

1.9166 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Serbia

2.035 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Slovakia

3 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Slovenia

2.473 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Spain

3.705 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Sweden

3.583 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Switzerland

4.07 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Ukraine

3.125 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

United Kingdom

2.739 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

1.442 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Cyprus

2.3 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Iran

0.89 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Iraq

0.69 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Israel

3.633 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Jordan

2.45 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Kuwait

1.793 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Lebanon

3.54 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Oman

1.901 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Qatar

2.757 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Saudi Arabia

0.939 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Syria

1.5 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Turkey now Turkiye

1.451 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

United Arab Emirates

1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Yemen

0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

North America

3 entries

Canada

1.913 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Mexico

2.893 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

United States

2.672 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Oceania

16 entries

Australia

2.991 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Cook Islands

1.1764 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Fiji

0.453 physicians/1,000 population (2003)

Kiribati

0.297 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Marshall Islands

0.559 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

0.564 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Nauru

0.714 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

New Zealand

2.384 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Niue

4 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Palau

1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Papua New Guinea

0.053 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Samoa

0.27 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Solomon Islands

0.186 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Tonga

0.291 physicians/1,000 population (2002)

Tuvalu

0.636 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Vanuatu

0.116 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

South America

12 entries

Argentina

3.155 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Bolivia

1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2001)

Brazil

1.72 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Chile

1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2003)

Colombia

1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2002)

Ecuador

1.48 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Guyana

0.59 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Paraguay

1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2002)

Peru

0.92 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Suriname

0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2000)

Uruguay

3.736 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Venezuela

1.94 physicians/1,000 population (2001)

Southeast Asia

11 entries

Brunei

1.417 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

0.457 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Cambodia

0.227 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Indonesia

0.288 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Laos

0.272 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Malaysia

0.941 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Philippines

1.153 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Singapore

1.833 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Thailand

0.298 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Timor-Leste

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Vietnam

1.224 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Physician density”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/physician-density/2012.

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