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

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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

Annual values for Medical doctors (number) in Luxembourg, 1971 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 131 Senegal 2,289 compare
  2. 132 Malawi 1,815 compare
  3. 133 Iceland 1,801 compare
  4. 134 South Sudan 1,780
  5. 136 Montenegro 1,778 compare
  6. 137 Guinea 1,692 compare

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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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Indicator
Medical doctors (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
189 places, 4,297 data points, 1971–2024
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