Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 3.7 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, 1999–2022
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
Slovakia recorded 3.7 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia peaked at 3.7 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.04 per 1,000 people, in 2005.
Slovakia ranks 38th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.32 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 3.24 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.22 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.15 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.15 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.04 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.17 per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.37 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.31 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.36 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.31 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.37 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.43 per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.45 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.48 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.52 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.57 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.67 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.68 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 per 1,000 people | 3.32 per 1,000 people | 3.32 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.22 per 1,000 people | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 3.39 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 3.31 per 1,000 people | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 per 1,000 people | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 3.7 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 35 Ireland 3.88 per 1,000 people compare
- 36 Israel 3.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 3.75 per 1,000 people compare
- 39 United States of America 3.68 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.63 per 1,000 people compare
- 41 Romania 3.62 per 1,000 people compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 14,711 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 28,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8863 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 25,299 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.5926 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,748 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia was 3.7 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 per 1,000 people in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.