Specialist medical practitioners in New Zealand
New Zealand: Specialist medical practitioners was 12,484 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Specialist medical practitioners in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 12,484 for specialist medical practitioners in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in New Zealand peaked at 12,484 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,198, in 2002.
New Zealand ranks 41st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Specialist medical practitioners in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,267 | — |
| 2001 | 4,244 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,198 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,455 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4,534 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4,535 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,045 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 5,299 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5,847 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 5,908 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,577 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 5,861 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5,807 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6,009 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 6,687 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 7,609 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 8,189 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 8,797 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 9,062 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 9,754 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 10,939 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 11,341 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11,739 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 12,099 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 12,484 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,833 | 4,198 | 5,908 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,335 | 5,577 | 9,754 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,720 | 10,939 | 12,484 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in New Zealand?
- Specialist medical practitioners in New Zealand was 12,484 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12,484 in 2024.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,198 in 2002.
- How does New Zealand rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- New Zealand ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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