Specialist medical practitioners in Sweden
Sweden: Specialist medical practitioners was 24,158 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Specialist medical practitioners in Sweden, 1995–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2263 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
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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