Medical doctors in Norway
Norway: Medical doctors was 27,455 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Norway, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Norway is 27,455, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Norway peaked at 27,455 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,050, in 1980.
That places Norway 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,288 | 8,050 | 10,482 | 4 |
| 1990s | 12,740 | 11,089 | 14,665 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16,649 | 14,603 | 19,546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,119 | 20,114 | 24,482 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,302 | 25,185 | 27,455 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Norway?
- Medical doctors in Norway was 27,455 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 27,455 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,050 in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for medical doctors?
- Norway ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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