Medical doctors in Belgium
Belgium: Medical doctors was 39,723 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Belgium is 39,723, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Belgium peaked at 39,723 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,887, in 1971.
That places Belgium 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,297 | 14,887 | 22,037 | 9 |
| 1980s | 27,580 | 22,759 | 32,134 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,687 | 28,642 | 38,109 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,162 | 28,999 | 31,578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,896 | 31,815 | 36,343 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,140 | 37,089 | 39,723 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Belgium?
- Medical doctors in Belgium was 39,723 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 39,723 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,887 in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for medical doctors?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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