Medical doctors in Vietnam
Vietnam: Medical doctors was 109,535 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Vietnam, 2001–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Vietnam is 109,535, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Vietnam peaked at 109,535 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42,327, in 2001.
That places Vietnam 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,069 | 42,327 | 60,807 | 7 |
| 2010s | 76,839 | 62,458 | 96,229 | 8 |
| 2020s | 96,766 | 83,996 | 109,535 | 2 |
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More health data for Vietnam
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 624,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 623,058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Vietnam?
- Medical doctors in Vietnam was 109,535 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 109,535 in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,327 in 2001.
- How does Vietnam rank for medical doctors?
- Vietnam ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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