Medical doctors in Greece
Greece: Medical doctors was 44.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
44.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
60th
of 82 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 2023
All-time low
31.4%
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Medical doctors in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 44.4% for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Greece peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1995.
That places Greece 60th 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 29 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.4% | — |
| 1996 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 44.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.1%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 44.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.4%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 31.4% | 33.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 33.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.9% | 44.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More health data for Greece
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Greece?
- Medical doctors in Greece was 44.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for medical doctors?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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