Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Denmark
Denmark: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Denmark, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Denmark stood at 4.5 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Denmark peaked at 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.43 per 1,000 people, in 1991.
Denmark ranks 17th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 2.43 per 1,000 people | 2.88 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 per 1,000 people | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 3.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 per 1,000 people | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 4.25 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 per 1,000 people | 4.38 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Denmark?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Denmark was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Denmark rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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