Medical doctors not further defined (number) in Denmark
Denmark: Medical doctors not further defined was 10,890 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors not further defined in Denmark, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 10,890 for medical doctors not further defined in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Denmark peaked at 10,890 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,114, in 2000.
That places Denmark 54th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Medical doctors not further defined in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,309 | — |
| 1981 | 6,530 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 7,409 | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 7,601 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 8,016 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 8,117 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 8,263 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 8,256 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 8,383 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 8,505 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 8,535 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 8,131 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 8,807 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 8,741 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6,139 | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 5,894 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 5,726 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 5,586 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 5,588 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,561 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,114 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 5,141 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5,462 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 5,606 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5,864 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6,273 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6,629 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 6,801 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 7,149 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 7,396 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7,519 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7,778 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7,858 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7,786 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,777 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,894 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8,224 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 8,712 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 9,100 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9,242 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9,825 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 10,316 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 10,441 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10,890 | +4.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 10,890 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,534, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 10,890 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,287, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors not further defined in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -29.8% | 8,741 | 6,139 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,739 | 6,309 | 8,505 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,871 | 5,561 | 8,807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,144 | 5,114 | 7,396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,189 | 7,519 | 9,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,368 | 9,825 | 10,890 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors not further defined in Denmark?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Denmark was 10,890 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10,890 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,114 in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Denmark ranks 54th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors not further defined (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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