Medical doctors in France
France: Medical doctors was 50.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
50.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
38th
of 82 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2023
All-time low
30.3%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Medical doctors in France, 1990β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
France recorded 50.6% for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in France peaked at 50.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1990.
France ranks 38th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 30.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 36.5% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 39.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 48.4% | 50.6% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in France?
- Medical doctors in France was 50.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1990.
- How does France rank for medical doctors?
- France ranks 38th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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