Medical doctors in Spain
Spain: Medical doctors was 58.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Spain stood at 58.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Spain peaked at 58.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1980.
Spain ranks 28th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Medical doctors in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.3% | — |
| 1985 | 21.2% | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 58.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Spain's 58.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.4%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +34.9% | 21.2% | 28.6% |
| 1996 | +26.9% | 28.6% | 36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 28.6% | 37.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 36.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 50.2% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 56.7% | 58.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Spain?
- Medical doctors in Spain was 58.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for medical doctors?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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