Medical doctors in Colombia
Colombia: Medical doctors was 25.37 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Colombia is 25.37, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Colombia peaked at 25.37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.07, in 1990.
That places Colombia 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.26 | 8.07 | 12.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.31 | 12.64 | 16.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.64 | 15.08 | 22.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.19 | 22.97 | 25.37 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4934 units per person (2025)
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Colombia?
- Medical doctors in Colombia was 25.37 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.37 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for medical doctors?
- Colombia ranks 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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