Medical doctors in Romania

Romania: Medical doctors was 70,965 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
70,965
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
35th
of 187 countries
All-time high
70,965
in 2023
All-time low
32,762
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2023

Medical doctors in Romania, 1980–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1980200120231980: 32.8k1985: 40.0k1986: 40.7k1987: 41.1k1988: 41.6k1989: 41.9k1990: 41.8k1991: 42.1k1992: 42.5k1993: 40.3k1994: 40.1k1995: 40.1k1996: 40.9k1997: 40.4k1998: 41.3k1999: 42.3k2000: 43.2k2001: 43.6k2002: 45.8k2003: 43.3k2004: 48.1k2005: 47.4k2006: 46.9k2007: 48.2k2008: 50.3k2009: 50.4k2010: 50.8k2011: 51.2k2012: 52.4k2013: 52.8k2014: 53.7k2015: 54.8k2016: 56.0k2017: 57.3k2018: 59.3k2019: 61.7k2020: 64.1k2021: 67.1k2022: 69.5k2023: 71.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Romania recorded 70,965 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Romania peaked at 70,965 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,762, in 1980.

Romania ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39,688 32,762 41,938 6
1990s 41,179 40,112 42,522 10
2000s 46,728 43,237 50,386 10
2010s 55,002 50,778 61,731 10
2020s 67,919 64,127 70,965 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 32 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 82,121 compare
  2. 33 Malaysia 80,768 compare
  3. 34 Algeria 75,512 compare
  4. 36 Netherlands 69,985 compare
  5. 37 Chile 68,987 compare
  6. 38 Greece 68,752 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Romania?
Medical doctors in Romania was 70,965 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 70,965 in 2023.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 32,762 in 1980.
How does Romania rank for medical doctors?
Romania ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
188 places, 4,273 data points, 1971–2024
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