Specialist medical practitioners in Denmark
Denmark: Specialist medical practitioners was 11,953 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Specialist medical practitioners in Denmark, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 11,953 for specialist medical practitioners in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Denmark peaked at 11,953 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,774, in 1980.
Denmark ranks 43rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,480 | 2,774 | 4,116 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,257 | 4,293 | 6,278 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,430 | 6,495 | 8,418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,747 | 8,753 | 10,836 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,528 | 11,059 | 11,953 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 specialist medical practitioners in Denmark?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Denmark was 11,953 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 11,953 in 2023.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,774 in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Denmark ranks 43rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Observatory, published as part of Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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