Medical doctors in Latvia
Latvia: Medical doctors was 6,309 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6,309
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
108th
of 187 countries
All-time high
9,571
in 1991
All-time low
6,225
in 2017
Years of data
35
1989–2023
Medical doctors in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6,309 for medical doctors in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Latvia peaked at 9,571 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,225, in 2017.
That places Latvia 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,494 | 9,494 | 9,494 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7,600 | 6,495 | 9,571 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,668 | 6,281 | 7,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,367 | 6,225 | 6,517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,344 | 6,309 | 6,391 | 4 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Latvia?
- Medical doctors in Latvia was 6,309 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,571 in 1991.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,225 in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for medical doctors?
- Latvia ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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