Medical doctors in Canada
Canada: Medical doctors was 113,435 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
113,435
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
24th
of 187 countries
All-time high
113,435
in 2024
All-time low
89,911
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Medical doctors in Canada, 2018–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 113,435 for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
That places Canada 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Medical doctors in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 89,911 | — |
| 2019 | 91,375 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 92,173 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 93,998 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 109,239 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 110,776 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 113,435 | +2.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 113,435 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 5.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90,643 | 89,911 | 91,375 | 2 |
| 2020s | 103,924 | 92,173 | 113,435 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 21 Colombia 132,733 compare
- 22 Egypt 130,880
- 23 Bangladesh 123,853 compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 113,300 compare
- 26 Australia 111,836 compare
- 27 Vietnam 109,535
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 Canada?
- Medical doctors in Canada was 113,435 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 113,435 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,911 in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for medical doctors?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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