Medical doctors in Algeria
Algeria: Medical doctors was 75,512 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Algeria, 2002–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Algeria is 75,512, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Algeria peaked at 84,161 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,952, in 2005.
That places Algeria 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35,368 | — |
| 2003 | 36,347 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 37,720 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 33,952 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 39,459 | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 40,857 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 56,209 | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 59,618 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 63,534 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 66,236 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 69,076 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 73,431 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 74,937 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 78,838 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 81,751 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 84,161 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 83,713 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 75,512 | -9.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 75,512 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 75,512 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,593, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +37.6% | 40,857 | 56,209 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,284 | 33,952 | 40,857 | 6 |
| 2010s | 70,779 | 56,209 | 84,161 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,612 | 75,512 | 83,713 | 2 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 in Algeria?
- Medical doctors in Algeria was 75,512 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 84,161 in 2019.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,952 in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for medical doctors?
- Algeria ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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