Medical doctors in Sweden
Sweden: Medical doctors was 46,918 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
46,918
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
45th
of 187 countries
All-time high
46,918
in 2022
All-time low
21,462
in 1984
Years of data
39
1984–2022
Medical doctors in Sweden, 1984–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, medical doctors in Sweden stood at 46,918. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Sweden peaked at 46,918 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,462, in 1984.
Sweden ranks 45th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,120 | 21,462 | 26,786 | 6 |
| 1990s | 27,731 | 24,860 | 32,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,835 | 26,843 | 34,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,278 | 35,710 | 44,075 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,861 | 44,749 | 46,918 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Sweden?
- Medical doctors in Sweden was 46,918 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 46,918 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,462 in 1984.
- How does Sweden rank for medical doctors?
- Sweden ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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