Specialist medical practitioners in Sweden

Sweden: Specialist medical practitioners was 24,158 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24,158
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
36th
of 95 countries
All-time high
24,158
in 2022
All-time low
14,211
in 1997
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Specialist medical practitioners in Sweden, 1995–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1995200820221995: 14.2k1996: 14.3k1997: 14.2k1998: 14.5k1999: 14.8k2000: 15.1k2001: 15.5k2002: 15.9k2003: 16.3k2004: 17.0k2005: 17.4k2006: 17.9k2007: 18.4k2008: 18.7k2009: 19.1k2010: 19.6k2011: 20.1k2012: 20.6k2013: 21.2k2014: 21.6k2015: 22.0k2016: 22.3k2017: 22.7k2018: 23.0k2019: 22.8k2020: 22.9k2021: 23.6k2022: 24.2k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 24,158 for specialist medical practitioners in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, specialist medical practitioners in Sweden peaked at 24,158 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,211, in 1997.

That places Sweden 36th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,410 14,211 14,759 5
2000s 17,113 15,102 19,102 10
2010s 21,589 19,553 23,023 10
2020s 23,545 22,915 24,158 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 33 Belgium 24,623 compare
  2. 34 Peru 24,621
  3. 35 Israel 24,563 compare
  4. 37 Georgia 17,942 compare
  5. 38 Azerbaijan 17,706 compare
  6. 39 Iraq 15,434 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is specialist medical practitioners in Sweden?
Specialist medical practitioners in Sweden was 24,158 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 24,158 in 2022.
What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14,211 in 1997.
How does Sweden rank for specialist medical practitioners?
Sweden ranks 36th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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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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