Medical doctors in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Medical doctors was 32,787 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
32,787
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
57th
of 187 countries
All-time high
33,085
in 2010
All-time low
20,700
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2022

Medical doctors in Azerbaijan, 1980–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k1980200120221980: 20.7k1985: 25.3k1986: 26.2k1987: 26.8k1988: 27.6k1989: 27.8k1990: 27.5k1991: 28.1k1992: 28.2k1993: 28.8k1994: 28.8k1995: 29.2k1996: 29.2k1997: 28.9k1998: 28.5k1999: 28.5k2000: 29.0k2001: 29.1k2002: 29.5k2003: 29.7k2004: 30.1k2005: 30.6k2006: 30.8k2007: 32.4k2008: 32.5k2009: 32.8k2010: 33.1k2011: 31.4k2012: 32.3k2013: 32.4k2014: 32.8k2015: 32.5k2016: 32.2k2017: 31.9k2018: 32.5k2019: 31.8k2020: 31.8k2021: 32.0k2022: 32.8k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 32,787 for medical doctors in 2022.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Azerbaijan peaked at 33,085 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20,700, in 1980.

Azerbaijan ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Medical doctors in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Medical doctors (number) in Azerbaijan, 1980 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1980 20,700 —
1985 25,300 +22.2%
1986 26,200 +3.6%
1987 26,800 +2.3%
1988 27,600 +3.0%
1989 27,800 +0.7%
1990 27,493 -1.1%
1991 28,131 +2.3%
1992 28,177 +0.2%
1993 28,827 +2.3%
1994 28,819 -0.0%
1995 29,217 +1.4%
1996 29,200 -0.1%
1997 28,873 -1.1%
1998 28,477 -1.4%
1999 28,485 +0.0%
2000 29,033 +1.9%
2001 29,084 +0.2%
2002 29,481 +1.4%
2003 29,687 +0.7%
2004 30,051 +1.2%
2005 30,584 +1.8%
2006 30,766 +0.6%
2007 32,388 +5.3%
2008 32,503 +0.4%
2009 32,798 +0.9%
2010 33,085 +0.9%
2011 31,441 -5.0%
2012 32,335 +2.8%
2013 32,434 +0.3%
2014 32,756 +1.0%
2015 32,458 -0.9%
2016 32,189 -0.8%
2017 31,869 -1.0%
2018 32,485 +1.9%
2019 31,829 -2.0%
2020 31,815 -0.0%
2021 31,958 +0.4%
2022 32,787 +2.6%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 32,787 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 32,787 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,942, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25,733 20,700 27,800 6
1990s 28,570 27,493 29,217 10
2000s 30,638 29,033 32,798 10
2010s 32,288 31,441 33,085 10
2020s 32,187 31,815 32,787 3

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 54 Israel 36,814 compare
  2. 55 Syria 36,551 compare
  3. 56 Hungary 34,743 compare
  4. 58 Nepal 32,247 compare
  5. 59 United Arab Emirates 31,844 compare
  6. 60 Guatemala 29,952 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Azerbaijan?
Medical doctors in Azerbaijan was 32,787 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 33,085 in 2010.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 20,700 in 1980.
How does Azerbaijan rank for medical doctors?
Azerbaijan ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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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Indicator
Medical doctors (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
189 places, 4,297 data points, 1971–2024
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