Medical doctors in Morocco
Morocco: Medical doctors was 29,904 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29,904
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
61st
of 187 countries
All-time high
29,904
in 2023
All-time low
12,439
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2023
Medical doctors in Morocco, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 29,904 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Morocco peaked at 29,904 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,439, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,439 | — |
| 2001 | 12,955 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 13,955 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 16,307 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 16,775 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 17,188 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 18,269 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 16,826 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 17,758 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 17,758 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,746 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 19,745 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,937 | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 17,121 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 20,947 | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 22,312 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 23,374 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 23,374 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24,961 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 25,575 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 27,881 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 28,392 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 29,904 | +5.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 29,904 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,472, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 29,904 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,593, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,023 | 12,439 | 18,269 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,835 | 15,937 | 24,961 | 9 |
| 2020s | 27,938 | 25,575 | 29,904 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % 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 Morocco?
- Medical doctors in Morocco was 29,904 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 29,904 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,439 in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for medical doctors?
- Morocco ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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