Medical doctors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Medical doctors was 123,853 in 2023. β² Rising
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, 2001β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Bangladesh stood at 123,853. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bangladesh peaked at 123,853 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,498, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,891 | 32,498 | 51,721 | 8 |
| 2010s | 75,011 | 53,643 | 103,809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,148 | 109,874 | 123,853 | 4 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.70 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Bangladesh?
- Medical doctors in Bangladesh was 123,853 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 123,853 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,498 in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for medical doctors?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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