Medical doctors in Netherlands
Netherlands: Medical doctors was 59.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
59.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
25th
of 82 countries
All-time high
59.3%
in 2023
All-time low
20.4%
in 1980
Years of data
37
1980–2023
Medical doctors in Netherlands, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Netherlands stood at 59.3%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Netherlands peaked at 59.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 25th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 20.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 24.3% | 34.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 35.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 46.1% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.3% | 59.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Netherlands?
- Medical doctors in Netherlands was 59.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for medical doctors?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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