Medical doctors in Finland
Finland: Medical doctors was 61.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
61.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 82 countries
All-time high
63.5%
in 2017
All-time low
49.0%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999β2023
Medical doctors in Finland, 1999β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Finland recorded 61.0% for medical doctors in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Finland peaked at 63.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1999.
That places Finland 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 49.9% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 18 North Macedonia 62.0% compare
- 19 Moldova, Republic of 61.4% compare
- 20 Ukraine 61.1% compare
- 22 Indonesia 60.2% compare
- 23 Turkmenistan 60.1% compare
- 24 Slovak Republic 59.4% compare
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 30,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 30,325 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Finland?
- Medical doctors in Finland was 61.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for medical doctors?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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