Medical doctors in Spain
Spain: Medical doctors was 58.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 82 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2022
All-time low
18.3%
in 1980
Years of data
31
1980–2023
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.
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 |
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More health data for Spain
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (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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