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.
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 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (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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