Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.51 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.51 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.891 per 1,000 people
in 1960
Years of data
37
1960–2022
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Malta, 1960–2022
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 Malta stood at 4.51 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.891 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Malta ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.891 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 1.07 per 1,000 people | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 1.03 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.28 per 1,000 people | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 per 1,000 people | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.27 per 1,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 2.03 per 1,000 people | +47.2% |
| 1990 | 2.17 per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 2.36 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 2.33 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.41 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.37 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.56 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.03 per 1,000 people | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 3.21 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.07 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.37 per 1,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 3.4 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.76 per 1,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 3.25 per 1,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 3.28 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.99 per 1,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 3.03 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.11 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.24 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6 per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.68 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.83 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.96 per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.97 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.03 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.16 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.29 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.51 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 0.891 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 1.28 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2.17 per 1,000 people | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 3.03 per 1,000 people | 4.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 per 1,000 people | 4.16 per 1,000 people | 4.51 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3,360 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.0754 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Malta was 4.51 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.891 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.