Medical doctors in Mongolia
Mongolia: Medical doctors was 15,973 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Mongolia is 15,973, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Mongolia peaked at 15,973 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,498, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 78th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,498 | — |
| 2001 | 6,639 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6,823 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 6,637 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6,590 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,788 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7,079 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7,336 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7,584 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7,140 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 7,497 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 7,943 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 8,597 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 8,911 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 9,300 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 9,653 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 10,000 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 10,576 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 11,169 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 11,788 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12,431 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 12,970 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 13,983 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 14,978 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 15,973 | +6.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 15,973 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,776, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 15,973 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,202, 5.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,911 | 6,498 | 7,584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,543 | 7,497 | 11,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,067 | 12,431 | 15,973 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Mongolia?
- Medical doctors in Mongolia was 15,973 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,973 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,498 in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for medical doctors?
- Mongolia ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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