Medical doctors in Greece
Greece: Medical doctors was 68,752 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68,752
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 187 countries
All-time high
68,752
in 2023
All-time low
14,883
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Medical doctors in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 68,752 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Greece peaked at 68,752 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,883, in 1971.
That places Greece 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14,883 | — |
| 1972 | 15,351 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 16,984 | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 17,942 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 18,421 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 19,340 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 20,484 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 21,320 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 22,337 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 23,469 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 24,724 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 25,909 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 27,607 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 28,212 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 29,103 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 30,481 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 33,290 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 32,145 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 33,151 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 34,336 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 37,238 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 38,738 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 40,116 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 40,487 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 41,200 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 41,511 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 43,030 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 44,753 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 46,124 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 47,251 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 47,944 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 50,347 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 52,225 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 53,943 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 55,556 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 59,599 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 62,207 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 63,244 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 64,326 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 64,032 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64,145 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63,838 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 63,736 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63,906 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63,866 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 65,972 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 65,240 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 65,513 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66,058 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66,187 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 67,344 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68,469 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 68,752 | +0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 68,752 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 3.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 68,752 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,942, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,562 | 14,883 | 22,337 | 9 |
| 1980s | 28,809 | 23,469 | 33,290 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,753 | 34,336 | 46,124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,664 | 47,251 | 64,326 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,631 | 63,736 | 66,058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,688 | 66,187 | 68,752 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Greece?
- Medical doctors in Greece was 68,752 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 68,752 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,883 in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for medical doctors?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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