How does Canada rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?

Canada ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.

Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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.

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

Name: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Creator: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Canada: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 2.82 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.82 per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

68th

of 194 countries

All-time high

2.82 per 1,000 people

in 2023

All-time low

1.1 per 1,000 people

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 1961–2023

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

Canada recorded 2.82 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 2.82 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, in 1961.

That places Canada 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 1961 to 2023.
Year	per 1,000 people	Change
1961	1.1 per 1,000 people	—
1962	1.2 per 1,000 people	+9.1%
1963	1.3 per 1,000 people	+8.3%
1964	1.3 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1965	1.3 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1966	1.3 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1967	1.3 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1968	1.3 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1969	1.4 per 1,000 people	+7.7%
1970	1.4 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1971	1.5 per 1,000 people	+7.1%
1972	1.6 per 1,000 people	+6.7%
1973	1.6 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1974	1.6 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1975	1.7 per 1,000 people	+6.2%
1976	1.7 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1977	1.7 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1978	1.8 per 1,000 people	+5.9%
1979	1.8 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1980	1.8 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1981	1.8 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1982	1.9 per 1,000 people	+5.6%
1983	1.9 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1984	1.9 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1985	2 per 1,000 people	+5.3%
1986	2 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
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	2.1 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1991	2.1 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1992	2.1 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1993	2.2 per 1,000 people	+4.8%
1994	2.1 per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1995	2.1 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1996	2.1 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1997	2.1 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1998	1.86 per 1,000 people	-11.4%
1999	2.1 per 1,000 people	+12.8%
2001	1.89 per 1,000 people	-10.1%
2002	1.9 per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2004	1.9 per 1,000 people	+0.0%
2006	1.91 per 1,000 people	+0.6%
2008	1.96 per 1,000 people	+2.6%
2010	2.04 per 1,000 people	+4.1%
2012	2.4 per 1,000 people	+17.6%
2013	2.45 per 1,000 people	+2.3%
2014	2.5 per 1,000 people	+1.8%
2015	2.54 per 1,000 people	+1.7%
2016	2.31 per 1,000 people	-9.0%
2017	2.61 per 1,000 people	+13.0%
2018	2.41 per 1,000 people	-7.6%
2019	2.42 per 1,000 people	+0.3%
2020	2.42 per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2021	2.44 per 1,000 people	+1.2%
2022	2.81 per 1,000 people	+15.1%
2023	2.82 per 1,000 people	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.28 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people	9
1970s	1.64 per 1,000 people	1.4 per 1,000 people	1.8 per 1,000 people	10
1980s	1.96 per 1,000 people	1.8 per 1,000 people	2.1 per 1,000 people	10
1990s	2.09 per 1,000 people	1.86 per 1,000 people	2.2 per 1,000 people	10
2000s	1.91 per 1,000 people	1.89 per 1,000 people	1.96 per 1,000 people	5
2010s	2.41 per 1,000 people	2.04 per 1,000 people	2.61 per 1,000 people	9
2020s	2.62 per 1,000 people	2.42 per 1,000 people	2.82 per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Canada

65 Antigua and Barbuda 2.92 per 1,000 people compare
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67 Singapore 2.83 per 1,000 people compare
69 Uzbekistan 2.81 per 1,000 people compare
70 Montenegro 2.78 per 1,000 people compare
71 Costa Rica 2.69 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 Canada?: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 2.82 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 2.82 per 1,000 people in 2023.
What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1961.
How does Canada rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?: Canada ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.