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Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Australia

Australia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.09 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
29th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.09 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
1.1 per 1,000 people
in 1961
Years of data
44
1961–2022

Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Australia, 1961–2022

12341961199120221961: 1.1 per 1,000 people1966: 1.2 per 1,000 people1971: 1.2 per 1,000 people1976: 1.5 per 1,000 people1981: 1.8 per 1,000 people1984: 1.8 per 1,000 people1985: 1.9 per 1,000 people1986: 2 per 1,000 people1987: 2.1 per 1,000 people1988: 2.1 per 1,000 people1989: 2.1 per 1,000 people1990: 2.2 per 1,000 people1991: 2.3 per 1,000 people1992: 2.4 per 1,000 people1993: 2.4 per 1,000 people1994: 2.4 per 1,000 people1995: 2.5 per 1,000 people1996: 2.4 per 1,000 people1997: 2.4 per 1,000 people1998: 2.4 per 1,000 people1999: 2.4 per 1,000 people2000: 2.5 per 1,000 people2001: 2.6 per 1,000 people2002: 2.5 per 1,000 people2003: 2.6 per 1,000 people2004: 2.7 per 1,000 people2005: 2.8 per 1,000 people2006: 2.8 per 1,000 people2007: 3 per 1,000 people2008: 3 per 1,000 people2009: 3.1 per 1,000 people2010: 3.3 per 1,000 people2011: 3.3 per 1,000 people2012: 3.3 per 1,000 people2013: 3.4 per 1,000 people2014: 3.4 per 1,000 people2015: 3.5 per 1,000 people2016: 3.6 per 1,000 people2017: 3.7 per 1,000 people2018: 3.7 per 1,000 people2019: 3.8 per 1,000 people2020: 3.9 per 1,000 people2021: 4 per 1,000 people2022: 4.1 per 1,000 people

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

In 2022, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Australia stood at 4.09 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 1961.

Australia ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Australia, year by year

Year per 1,000 people Change
1961 1.1 per 1,000 people —
1966 1.2 per 1,000 people +9.1%
1971 1.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1976 1.5 per 1,000 people +25.0%
1981 1.8 per 1,000 people +20.0%
1984 1.8 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1985 1.9 per 1,000 people +5.6%
1986 2 per 1,000 people +5.3%
1987 2.1 per 1,000 people +5.0%
1988 2.1 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1989 2.1 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1990 2.16 per 1,000 people +2.9%
1991 2.33 per 1,000 people +7.6%
1992 2.36 per 1,000 people +1.6%
1993 2.39 per 1,000 people +1.0%
1994 2.42 per 1,000 people +1.6%
1995 2.46 per 1,000 people +1.6%
1996 2.39 per 1,000 people -3.0%
1997 2.39 per 1,000 people -0.1%
1998 2.39 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1999 2.43 per 1,000 people +1.8%
2000 2.48 per 1,000 people +1.8%
2001 2.55 per 1,000 people +3.0%
2002 2.55 per 1,000 people -0.2%
2003 2.62 per 1,000 people +2.7%
2004 2.69 per 1,000 people +2.9%
2005 2.76 per 1,000 people +2.7%
2006 2.83 per 1,000 people +2.2%
2007 2.99 per 1,000 people +5.8%
2008 3 per 1,000 people +0.3%
2009 3.1 per 1,000 people +3.5%
2010 3.35 per 1,000 people +7.8%
2011 3.3 per 1,000 people -1.5%
2012 3.29 per 1,000 people -0.1%
2013 3.36 per 1,000 people +1.9%
2014 3.43 per 1,000 people +2.3%
2015 3.49 per 1,000 people +1.6%
2016 3.56 per 1,000 people +2.0%
2017 3.66 per 1,000 people +2.8%
2018 3.73 per 1,000 people +1.9%
2019 3.81 per 1,000 people +2.2%
2020 3.9 per 1,000 people +2.3%
2021 3.98 per 1,000 people +2.1%
2022 4.09 per 1,000 people +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.15 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people 1.2 per 1,000 people 2
1970s 1.35 per 1,000 people 1.2 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people 2
1980s 1.97 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people 7
1990s 2.37 per 1,000 people 2.16 per 1,000 people 2.46 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 2.76 per 1,000 people 2.48 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 3.5 per 1,000 people 3.29 per 1,000 people 3.81 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 3.99 per 1,000 people 3.9 per 1,000 people 4.09 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 26 Italy 4.19 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 27 Trinidad and Tobago 4.16 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 28 Mongolia 4.13 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 30 Poland 4.03 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 31 Republic of Moldova 4.02 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 32 Croatia 3.91 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Australia?
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Australia was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022, 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 4.09 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1961.
How does Australia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
Australia ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.