Medical doctors in United States
United States: Medical doctors was 906,427 in 2022. β² Rising
Medical doctors in United States, 1985β2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States recorded 906,427 for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in United States peaked at 906,427 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 525,070, in 1985.
That places United States 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 525,070 | 525,070 | 525,070 | 1 |
| 1990s | 594,523 | 550,448 | 625,334 | 7 |
| 2000s | 704,761 | 647,430 | 749,566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 816,541 | 752,572 | 866,316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 888,285 | 872,624 | 906,427 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 China, People's Republic of 4.01 million compare
- 2 India 1.39 million compare
- 2 Cook Islands 27 compare
- 3 Niue 4 compare
- 4 Russian Federation 744,100 compare
- 5 Brazil 529,672 compare
- 6 Germany 388,343 compare
More health data for United States
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,069 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in United States?
- Medical doctors in United States was 906,427 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 906,427 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,070 in 1985.
- How does United States rank for medical doctors?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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