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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Azerbaijan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1127 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,241 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 264 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.72 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.06 % 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 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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