Specialist medical practitioners in Norway
Norway: Specialist medical practitioners was 11,701 in 2023. β² Rising
Specialist medical practitioners in Norway, 2002β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, specialist medical practitioners in Norway stood at 11,701. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Norway peaked at 11,701 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,057, in 2002.
That places Norway 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,102 | 6,057 | 8,072 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8,938 | 8,151 | 10,110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,043 | 10,406 | 11,701 | 4 |
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More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.7122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5041 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 37,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in Norway?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Norway was 11,701 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11,701 in 2023.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,057 in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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