Medical doctors in Belgium
Belgium: Medical doctors was 33.91 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
33.91
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
48th
of 185 countries
All-time high
37.35
in 1998
All-time low
28.01
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Medical doctors in Belgium, 1990β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Belgium is 33.91, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Belgium peaked at 37.35 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.01, in 1999.
That places Belgium 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3 | 28.01 | 37.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.76 | 28.29 | 29.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.16 | 29.09 | 31.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.83 | 32.14 | 33.91 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4933 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Belgium?
- Medical doctors in Belgium was 33.91 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 37.35 in 1998.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.01 in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for medical doctors?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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