Physicians per 1,000 people rose 1.34% to 2.50 persons in Canada in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, physicians per 1,000 people in Canada reached an all time high of 2.61 persons in 2017 and an all time low of 1.10 persons in 1961.
Canada has been ranked 18th within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of physicians per 1,000 people, 33 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Physicians (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Australia | persons | 3.58 | 3.68 | 3.75 | 3.83 | 3.91 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.12 | 3.16 | 3.21 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.13 | 1.08 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Canada | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.31 | 2.61 | 2.43 | 2.44 | 2.43 | ||||||||||||
| China | persons | 1.89 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.39 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.28 | 3.31 | 3.32 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 4.19 | 4.25 | 4.31 | 4.39 | 4.46 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.286 | 0.363 | ... | 1.28 | ... | ... | |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.586 | 0.303 | ... | ... | 0.489 | ... | ... | |||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.377 | 0.425 | 0.467 | 0.627 | ||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 3.22 | 3.28 | 3.30 | 3.34 | 3.48 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.43 | ... | 2.50 | ... | 2.61 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Malaysia | persons | 1.59 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 2.23 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | 2.36 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 2.44 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | 3.15 | 3.30 | 3.35 | 3.39 | 3.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.065 | 0.061 | ... | ... | |||
| USA | persons | ... | 2.59 | 2.61 | 2.57 | 3.52 | 3.56 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 2.94 | 3.04 |
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