Specialist medical practitioners (number) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
801,787
United States
Lowest
21
Guinea-Bissau
Median
9,929
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
1,643
What the numbers show
Specialist medical practitioners (number) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 801,787 in United States; the lowest is 21 in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,929, and the mean is 44,432.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38,180.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 305.2%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 60.0%).
Specialist medical practitioners: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 801,787 | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 428,217 | 2014 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 300,003 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 256,490 | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 228,733 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 168,394 | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 140,323 | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 138,901 | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 9 | France | 128,507 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 118,737 | 2014 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 102,945 | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 101,026 | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 81,595 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 70,122 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 60,476 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 55,847 | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 55,762 | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 52,498 | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 52,383 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 51,727 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 46,541 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 45,519 | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 38,678 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 24 | Algeria | 37,833 | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 37,570 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 35,413 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 34,783 | 2024 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 30,248 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 29,099 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 27,663 | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 25,938 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 32 | Switzerland | 24,707 | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 24,623 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 24,621 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 24,563 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 24,158 | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 17,942 | 2022 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 17,706 | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Iraq | 15,434 | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 15,181 | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 41 | New Zealand | 12,484 | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 12,302 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 11,953 | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 11,701 | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 10,789 | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 10,214 | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 10,076 | 2024 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 9,782 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 9,725 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 9,252 | 2024 | up 266.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Finland | 9,067 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 8,306 | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,621 | 2019 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 54 | Singapore | 6,481 | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 5,770 | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 5,676 | 2022 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 5,675 | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 4,886 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 59 | Cyprus | 3,959 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 3,864 | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 3,563 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 3,521 | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 3,316 | 2020 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 3,268 | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 2,836 | 2023 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 1,804 | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 1,621 | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 68 | Montenegro | 1,437 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 69 | Malta | 1,417 | 2023 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 1,246 | 2017 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 1,144 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 1,003 | 2024 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 73 | Cameroon | 1,001 | 2024 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 74 | Iceland | 888 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 809 | 2024 | up 256.4% | rising |
| 76 | Laos | 759 | 2022 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 714 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 705 | 2024 | up 305.2% | rising |
| 79 | Gabon | 619 | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 80 | Mauritania | 572 | 2022 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 81 | Maldives | 449 | 2020 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 82 | Chad | 370 | 2024 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 364 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 84 | Jamaica | 348 | 2018 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 85 | Andorra | 310 | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 86 | Malawi | 306 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 237 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 88 | Bhutan | 169 | 2022 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 89 | Burundi | 153 | 2024 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 123 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 91 | Liberia | 114 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 94 | Gambia | 32 | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 21 | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.