Medical doctors in Czechia
Czechia: Medical doctors was 45,820 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
45,820
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
46th
of 187 countries
All-time high
45,820
in 2023
All-time low
18,349
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2023
Medical doctors in Czechia, 1971–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Czechia is 45,820, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Czechia peaked at 45,820 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,349, in 1971.
Czechia ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18,349 | — |
| 1972 | 18,836 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 19,293 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 19,764 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 20,237 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 20,781 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 21,392 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 21,929 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 22,568 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 23,303 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 23,936 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 24,584 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 25,341 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 25,859 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 26,649 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 26,957 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 27,145 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 27,910 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 28,200 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 28,036 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 27,575 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 27,645 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 29,589 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 30,306 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 30,942 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 30,784 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 32,065 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 31,192 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31,653 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 34,604 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 35,222 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 35,750 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 35,960 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35,907 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 36,381 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36,595 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36,815 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 36,921 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37,351 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 37,661 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 38,171 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 38,624 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 38,776 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42,919 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 43,399 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 43,810 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 44,712 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 45,055 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 45,820 | +1.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 45,820 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 2.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 45,820 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,942, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,350 | 18,349 | 22,568 | 9 |
| 1980s | 25,988 | 23,303 | 28,200 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,979 | 27,575 | 32,065 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,151 | 34,604 | 37,351 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,925 | 37,661 | 43,399 | 6 |
| 2020s | 44,849 | 43,810 | 45,820 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Czechia?
- Medical doctors in Czechia was 45,820 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,820 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,349 in 1971.
- How does Czechia rank for medical doctors?
- Czechia ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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