Medical doctors in Denmark
Denmark: Medical doctors was 56.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Denmark, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 56.0% for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Denmark peaked at 56.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1980.
That places Denmark 32nd 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 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 20.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 28.1% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 36.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 45.6% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.5% | 56.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Denmark?
- Medical doctors in Denmark was 56.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for medical doctors?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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