Specialist medical practitioners in Austria

Austria: Specialist medical practitioners was 29,099 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29,099
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
29th
of 95 countries
All-time high
29,099
in 2024
All-time low
6,590
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Specialist medical practitioners in Austria, 1980–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1980200220241980: 6.6k1981: 6.8k1982: 7.0k1983: 7.2k1984: 7.4k1985: 7.4k1986: 7.6k1987: 7.9k1988: 8.2k1989: 8.5k1990: 8.8k1991: 9.1k1992: 9.6k1993: 10.1k1994: 10.7k1995: 11.4k1996: 12.2k1997: 12.9k1998: 13.7k1999: 13.9k2000: 14.5k2001: 15.2k2002: 15.6k2003: 16.2k2004: 16.7k2005: 17.4k2006: 18.0k2007: 18.5k2008: 18.9k2009: 19.3k2010: 19.9k2011: 20.4k2012: 20.9k2013: 22.0k2014: 22.7k2015: 23.5k2016: 23.6k2017: 24.0k2018: 23.2k2019: 25.4k2020: 26.2k2021: 26.9k2022: 27.5k2023: 28.3k2024: 29.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Austria recorded 29,099 for specialist medical practitioners in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Austria peaked at 29,099 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,590, in 1980.

That places Austria 29th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7,441 6,590 8,451 10
1990s 11,216 8,761 13,880 10
2000s 17,037 14,536 19,331 10
2010s 22,556 19,930 25,389 10
2020s 27,599 26,158 29,099 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 26 Czechia 35,413 compare
  2. 27 Chile 34,783 compare
  3. 28 Portugal 30,248 compare
  4. 30 Hungary 27,663 compare
  5. 31 Bulgaria 25,938 compare
  6. 32 Switzerland 24,707 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is specialist medical practitioners in Austria?
Specialist medical practitioners in Austria was 29,099 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 29,099 in 2024.
What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 6,590 in 1980.
How does Austria rank for specialist medical practitioners?
Austria ranks 29th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Specialist medical practitioners (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
96 places, 1,643 data points, 1980–2024
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