Medical doctors in Denmark
Denmark: Medical doctors was 45.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
45.3
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 187 countries
All-time high
45.3
in 2023
All-time low
24.31
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Medical doctors in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 45.3 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Denmark peaked at 45.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.31, in 1991.
Denmark ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.95 | — |
| 1991 | 24.31 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 25.98 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 26.16 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.43 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 26.82 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 26.99 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 27.76 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 28.55 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 28.83 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 29.13 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 29.33 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.37 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 30.81 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 32.27 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 33.35 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 34.24 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 34.58 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.79 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 36.51 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.26 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 37.89 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 38.37 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.49 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.77 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.3 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 39.99 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 41.09 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 41.96 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 42.51 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.77 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 44.98 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 44.8 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 45.3 | +1.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 45.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.36, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 45.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.06, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.68 | 24.31 | 28.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.64 | 29.13 | 36.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.56 | 37.26 | 42.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.71 | 43.77 | 45.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Denmark?
- Medical doctors in Denmark was 45.3 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.31 in 1991.
- How does Denmark rank for medical doctors?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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