Mapped: Highest and Lowest Doctor Density Around the World

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Mapped: Highest and Lowest Doctor Density Around the World

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This graphic maps and ranks the countries with the highest and lowest doctor density (measured per 10,000 population), according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates as of 2022.

ℹ️ “Doctors” includes generalists, specialist medical practitioners and other medical doctors not further defined. Depending on the source country, may include only practicing physicians or all registered physicians.

Health worker density in general is an important metric tracked by the UN, as part of its sustainable development goals. A 2016 WHO study found that investing and expanding healthcare workforces improves economic growth.

Ranked: Doctors Per 10,000 Population

European countries, like Belgium, Georgia, and Austria, lead the ranks by the ratio of doctors to resident population. South American countries, represented by Uruguay and Argentina, also make the top 10.

RankCountryDoctors per 10K People (2022) 1🇧🇪 Belgium63.9 2🇬🇪 Georgia56.1 3🇦🇹 Austria55.1 4🇱🇹 Lithuania51.3 5🇧🇬 Bulgaria49.0 6🇺🇾 Uruguay46.3 7🇮🇸 Iceland45.2 8🇨🇻 Cabo Verde44.6 9🇮🇹 Italy42.5 10🇦🇷 Argentina40.8 11🇵🇾 Paraguay38.8 12🇸🇨 Seychelles38.2 13🇮🇱 Israel37.1 14🇳🇿 New Zealand35.7 15🇨🇱 Chile31.7 16🇬🇧 UK31.7 17🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia30.8 18🇧🇧 Barbados29.7 19🇲🇪 Montenegro27.5 20🇨🇷 Costa Rica26.4 21🇨🇦 Canada25.0 22🇩🇴 Dominican Republic22.3 23🇴🇲 Oman20.6 24🇵🇪 Peru16.2 25🇸🇿 Eswatini15.9 26🇸🇻 El Salvador15.5 27🇲🇺 Mauritius12.0 28🇮🇶 Iraq10.1 29🇮🇩 Indonesia6.9 30🇧🇹 Bhutan5.5 31🇳🇦 Namibia5.4 32🇬🇦 Gabon4.8 33🇳🇬 Nigeria3.9 34🇧🇼 Botswana3.8 35🇿🇲 Zambia2.6 36🇦🇴 Angola2.4 37🇲🇷 Mauritania2.4 38🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau2.1 39🇧🇯 Benin2.0 40🇨🇩 DRC1.9 41🇲🇱 Mali1.9 42🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire1.8 43🇱🇷 Liberia1.8 44🇨🇬 Congo1.7 45🇺🇬 Uganda1.7 46🇿🇼 Zimbabwe1.7

Map: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries, by Median Age

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Mapped: The World’s Oldest and Youngest Countries

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We visualize the world’s oldest and youngest countries by median age, based on 2024 estimates from the CIA World Factbook.

ℹ️ The median age is a single indicator of the age distribution of a population—where half the population is older and half is younger than the listed age.

It can help government and private companies plan for age-specific demand for goods and services from the resident population.

Ranked: Countries by Median Age in 2024

Monaco and Japan—two countries with high life expectancies and low birth rates—have some of the highest median ages (50+) in the world.

A high median age is indicative of an aging population. Without policy support, this can lead to economic ramifications.

Here are the median ages of 200+ countries and territories in the world.

RankCountry/TerritoryMedian Age 1🇲🇨 Monaco57 2🇵🇲 Saint Pierre & Miquelon51 3🇯🇵 Japan50 4🇦🇩 Andorra49 5🇮🇹 Italy48 6🇧🇱 Saint Barthelemy47 7🇭🇰 Hong Kong47 8🇪🇸 Spain47 9🇩🇪 Germany47 10🇬🇷 Greece47 11🇵🇹 Portugal46 12🇸🇮 Slovenia46 13🇵🇷 Puerto Rico46 14🇸🇲 San Marino46 15🇰🇷 South Korea46 16🇷🇴 Romania46 17🇱🇻 Latvia46 18🇱🇹 Lithuania45 19🇧🇬 Bulgaria45 20🇭🇷 Croatia45 21🇸🇭 Saint Helena45 22🇪🇪 Estonia45 23🇬🇬 Guernsey45 24🇦🇹 Austria45 25🇺🇦 Ukraine45 26🇮🇲 Isle of Man45 27🇭🇺 Hungary45 28🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina45 29🇹🇼 Taiwan45 30🇱🇮 Liechtenstein44 31🇨🇿 Czechia44 32🇨🇭 Switzerland44 33🇷🇸 Serbia44 34🇧🇲 Bermuda44 35🇲🇹 Malta44 36🇫🇮 Finland43 37🇻🇮 Virgin Islands43 38🇵🇱 Poland43 39🇸🇰 Slovakia43 40🇨🇦 Canada43 41🇫🇷 France43 42🇨🇺 Cuba43 43🇲🇴 Macau43 44🇳🇱 Netherlands42 45🇩🇰 Denmark42 46🇧🇾