Medical doctors in Egypt
Egypt: Medical doctors was 130,880 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
130,880
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
22nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
130,880
in 2021
All-time low
38,485
in 2003
Years of data
9
2003–2021
Medical doctors in Egypt, 2003–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 130,880 for medical doctors in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Egypt peaked at 130,880 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38,485, in 2003.
Egypt ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,485 | 38,485 | 38,485 | 1 |
| 2010s | 75,409 | 71,221 | 77,579 | 6 |
| 2020s | 126,137 | 121,394 | 130,880 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 19 South Korea 137,805 compare
- 20 Ukraine 133,237 compare
- 21 Colombia 132,733 compare
- 23 Bangladesh 123,853 compare
- 24 Canada 113,435
- 25 Saudi Arabia 113,300 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 966,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 923,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 978,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 936,121 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 994,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 954,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Egypt?
- Medical doctors in Egypt was 130,880 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 130,880 in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,485 in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for medical doctors?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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