Medical doctors in Switzerland
Switzerland: Medical doctors was 45.59 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 45.59 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Switzerland peaked at 45.59 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.84, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 18th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.84 | — |
| 1991 | 30.3 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 30.12 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.61 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 31.15 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 31.64 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 32.12 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 32.65 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 33.3 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 33.63 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.1 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 35.14 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.61 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.58 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 36.96 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.4 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 37.9 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.88 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.36 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.08 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 38.32 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.15 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.39 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 41.25 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 41.96 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.5 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 42.97 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.38 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.49 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.88 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 44.35 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 44.77 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 45.59 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.54 | 29.84 | 33.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.91 | 35.1 | 38.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.15 | 38.08 | 43.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.65 | 43.88 | 45.59 | 4 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Switzerland?
- Medical doctors in Switzerland was 45.59 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.59 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.84 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for medical doctors?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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