Specialist medical practitioners in Iceland
Iceland: Specialist medical practitioners was 888 in 2024. β² Rising
Specialist medical practitioners in Iceland, 2005β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for specialist medical practitioners in Iceland is 888, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Iceland peaked at 888 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 692, in 2005.
That places Iceland 74th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 708.8 | 692 | 726 | 5 |
| 2010s | 750 | 697 | 818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 855.6 | 822 | 888 | 5 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5124 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in Iceland?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Iceland was 888 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 888 in 2024.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 692 in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Iceland ranks 74th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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