Medical doctors in Canada
Canada: Medical doctors was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
52nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
47.4%
in 2024
All-time low
12.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Medical doctors in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 47.4% for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Canada peaked at 47.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1980.
Canada ranks 52nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 12.4% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 23.9% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 31.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 43.7% | 47.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Canada?
- Medical doctors in Canada was 47.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for medical doctors?
- Canada ranks 52nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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