Medical doctors in Iceland
Iceland: Medical doctors was 47.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Medical doctors in Iceland, 2003β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors in Iceland stood at 47.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Iceland peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 49th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 24.4% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.3% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 43.6% | 47.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 48 Andorra, Principality of 48.0% compare
- 49 Italy 47.6% compare
- 51 Mozambique, Republic of 47.5% compare
- 52 Canada 47.4% compare
More health data for Iceland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,653 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Iceland?
- Medical doctors in Iceland was 47.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for medical doctors?
- Iceland ranks 49th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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