Medical doctors in Portugal
Portugal: Medical doctors was 60.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Portugal is 60.22, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Portugal peaked at 60.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.05, in 1990.
That places Portugal 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.05 | — |
| 1991 | 28.43 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 28.64 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 28.77 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 28.96 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 29.29 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 30.08 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 30.49 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.06 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 31.27 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 32.07 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 32.58 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 32.91 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 33.42 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 34.17 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.02 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 35.72 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 36.57 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 37.52 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 38.58 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 39.82 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 41.23 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 42.41 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 43.99 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 45.62 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 47.48 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 49.3 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 51.03 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 52.76 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 54.22 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 55.76 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 57.11 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 58.7 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 60.22 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5 | 28.05 | 31.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.86 | 32.07 | 38.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.79 | 39.82 | 54.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.95 | 55.76 | 60.22 | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.507 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6234 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Portugal?
- Medical doctors in Portugal was 60.22 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 60.22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.05 in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for medical doctors?
- Portugal ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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