Medical doctors in Sweden
Sweden: Medical doctors was 51.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
51.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
51.6%
in 2022
All-time low
36.3%
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995β2022
Medical doctors in Sweden, 1995β2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 51.6% for medical doctors in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Sweden peaked at 51.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1995.
That places Sweden 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 36.3% | 38.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 39.4% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 45.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.9% | 51.6% | 3 |
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Sweden?
- Medical doctors in Sweden was 51.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for medical doctors?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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