Medical doctors in Qatar
Qatar: Medical doctors was 9,559 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Qatar, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 9,559 for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Qatar peaked at 9,559 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,150, in 2005.
Qatar ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,150 | — |
| 2006 | 2,313 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 4,610 | +99.3% |
| 2009 | 5,126 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 6,919 | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 5,500 | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 5,658 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7,152 | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 6,466 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 6,913 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 7,644 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 9,004 | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 9,559 | +6.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 9,559 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,208, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 9,559 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,593, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +99.3% | 2,313 | 4,610 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,550 | 2,150 | 5,126 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,607 | 5,500 | 7,644 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9,282 | 9,004 | 9,559 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 98 El Salvador 10,194 compare
- 99 Ghana 9,960 compare
- 100 Armenia 9,679 compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,645 compare
- 103 Cote d'Ivoire 8,127 compare
- 104 Mali 7,756 compare
More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.26 % 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 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % 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 Qatar?
- Medical doctors in Qatar was 9,559 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 9,559 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,150 in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for medical doctors?
- Qatar ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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