Medical doctors in New Zealand
New Zealand: Medical doctors was 19,664 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19,664
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
75th
of 187 countries
All-time high
19,664
in 2024
All-time low
3,080
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Medical doctors in New Zealand, 1971–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 19,664 for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in New Zealand peaked at 19,664 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,080, in 1971.
New Zealand ranks 75th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Medical doctors in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,080 | — |
| 1973 | 3,444 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 4,048 | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 4,257 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 4,377 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4,557 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 4,881 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 5,037 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 5,210 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5,403 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 5,437 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 5,556 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 5,747 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 6,095 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 6,174 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6,286 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 6,339 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,575 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 6,722 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 6,872 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 7,180 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 7,530 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 7,634 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8,224 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 8,491 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 8,616 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 8,615 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,491 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8,393 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8,758 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 8,945 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,706 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 9,505 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 9,705 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10,495 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 11,106 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 11,412 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11,634 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11,968 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 12,569 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 13,065 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 13,983 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 14,688 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 15,656 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 16,224 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 16,812 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17,448 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 18,037 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 18,531 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 19,036 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 19,664 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,960 | 3,080 | 4,557 | 6 |
| 1980s | 5,583 | 4,881 | 6,286 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,418 | 6,339 | 8,616 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,272 | 8,393 | 11,106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,801 | 11,412 | 16,812 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,543 | 17,448 | 19,664 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in New Zealand?
- Medical doctors in New Zealand was 19,664 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19,664 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,080 in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank for medical doctors?
- New Zealand ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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