Medical doctors in Denmark
Denmark: Medical doctors was 26,942 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26,942
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
64th
of 187 countries
All-time high
26,942
in 2023
All-time low
9,083
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Medical doctors in Denmark, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Denmark stood at 26,942. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Denmark peaked at 26,942 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,083, in 1980.
Denmark ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,218 | 9,083 | 12,621 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,953 | 12,531 | 15,342 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,704 | 15,553 | 20,164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,469 | 20,669 | 24,719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,314 | 25,522 | 26,942 | 4 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Denmark?
- Medical doctors in Denmark was 26,942 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26,942 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,083 in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for medical doctors?
- Denmark ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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