Medical doctors in Iceland

Iceland: Medical doctors was 45.78 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
45.78
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 185 countries
All-time high
45.78
in 2024
All-time low
28.47
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Medical doctors in Iceland, 1990–2024

010203040501990200720241990: 28.51991: 28.51992: 29.51993: 29.51994: 29.91995: 30.21996: 31.21997: 32.61998: 33.21999: 33.82000: 34.42001: 34.72002: 35.82003: 36.12004: 36.12005: 36.12006: 362007: 36.12008: 36.42009: 36.52010: 35.92011: 352012: 35.62013: 36.12014: 36.42015: 37.72016: 38.52017: 38.72018: 38.92019: 38.92020: 43.22021: 43.82022: 44.12023: 44.82024: 45.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, medical doctors in Iceland stood at 45.78. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Iceland peaked at 45.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.47, in 1991.

Iceland ranks 17th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.7 28.47 33.81 10
2000s 35.84 34.41 36.47 10
2010s 37.18 35.04 38.92 10
2020s 44.31 43.18 45.78 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 14 Lithuania 46.45 compare
  2. 15 Mongolia 45.96 compare
  3. 16 Germany 45.93 compare
  4. 18 Switzerland 45.59 compare
  5. 19 Uruguay 45.51 compare
  6. 20 Denmark 45.3 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

More health data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Iceland?
Medical doctors in Iceland was 45.78 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 45.78 in 2024.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 28.47 in 1991.
How does Iceland rank for medical doctors?
Iceland ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Medical doctors in Iceland. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/medical-doctors-per-10-000/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/medical-doctors-per-10-000/iceland/">Medical doctors in Iceland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Medical doctors (per 10,000)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,662 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed