Medical doctors in Belgium
Belgium: Medical doctors was 48.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
48.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
45th
of 82 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2023
All-time low
26.8%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999β2023
Medical doctors in Belgium, 1999β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 48.6% for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Belgium peaked at 48.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1999.
That places Belgium 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 27.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 35.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 45.9% | 48.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Belgium?
- Medical doctors in Belgium was 48.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for medical doctors?
- Belgium ranks 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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