Medical doctors in New Zealand
New Zealand: Medical doctors was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
44th
of 82 countries
All-time high
49.2%
in 2024
All-time low
32.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Medical doctors in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 49.2% for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in New Zealand peaked at 49.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 44th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Medical doctors in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 32.9% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.8% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.4% | 49.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in New Zealand?
- Medical doctors in New Zealand was 49.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for medical doctors?
- New Zealand ranks 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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