Medical doctors in Ireland
Ireland: Medical doctors was 47.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
47.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 2022
All-time low
33.2%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996β2024
Medical doctors in Ireland, 1996β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 47.3% for medical doctors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Ireland peaked at 48.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1996.
Ireland ranks 53rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.2% | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 35.6% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 38.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 45.6% | 48.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 51 Mozambique 47.5% compare
- 52 Canada 47.4% compare
- 54 Botswana 47.2% compare
- 55 Switzerland 46.7% compare
- 56 Panama 46.5% compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Ireland?
- Medical doctors in Ireland was 47.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for medical doctors?
- Ireland ranks 53rd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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