Medical doctors in Algeria
Algeria: Medical doctors was 75,512 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
75,512
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
34th
of 187 countries
All-time high
84,161
in 2019
All-time low
33,952
in 2005
Years of data
18
2002–2022
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.
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 1,455 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 516,609 (2025)
- Population, male 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 14.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 14.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 485,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 505,949 (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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