Medical doctors in Portugal
Portugal: Medical doctors was 58.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 82 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2023
All-time low
31.4%
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Medical doctors in Portugal, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Portugal stood at 58.1%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Portugal peaked at 58.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1980.
That places Portugal 27th 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 44 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.4% | — |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 36.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 31.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.4% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 45.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 50.7% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.6% | 58.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 24 Slovak Republic 59.4% compare
- 25 Netherlands 59.3% compare
- 26 Poland 58.7% compare
- 28 Spain 58.0% compare
- 29 Czechia 57.5% compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 57.5% compare
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Portugal?
- Medical doctors in Portugal was 58.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for medical doctors?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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