Medical doctors in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Medical doctors was 1,780 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1,780
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
134th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1,780
in 2017
All-time low
397
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2017
Medical doctors in Luxembourg, 1971–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, medical doctors in Luxembourg stood at 1,780. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Luxembourg peaked at 1,780 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 397, in 1971.
That places Luxembourg 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 397 | — |
| 1972 | 403 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 410 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 425 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 452 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 456 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 455 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 530 | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 575 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 621 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 563 | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 605 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 627 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 637 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 663 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 686 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 666 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 709 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 744 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 766 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 780 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 814 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 848 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 870 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 914 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 958 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 1,008 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,037 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1,073 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 938 | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 976 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,007 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,074 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,110 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,190 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1,232 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,302 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1,328 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,349 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,406 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,440 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,490 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,538 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,603 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,656 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,683 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,780 | +5.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 1,780 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 9% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 1,780 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,942, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 455.89 | 397 | 575 | 9 |
| 1980s | 652.1 | 563 | 744 | 10 |
| 1990s | 906.8 | 766 | 1,073 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,151 | 938 | 1,349 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,574 | 1,406 | 1,780 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Luxembourg?
- Medical doctors in Luxembourg was 1,780 in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,780 in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 397 in 1971.
- How does Luxembourg rank for medical doctors?
- Luxembourg ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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