Physicians by category in Lithuania
Lithuania: Physicians by category was 3,249 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,249
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
28th
of 47 countries
All-time high
3,249
in 2024
All-time low
1,429
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Physicians by category in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, physicians by category in Lithuania stood at 3,249. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians by category in Lithuania peaked at 3,249 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,429, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Physicians by category in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,443 | — |
| 1993 | 1,450 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,429 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,437 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,461 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,486 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,574 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,751 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 1,898 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 2,061 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2,193 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2,313 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,331 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,335 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,413 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,504 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2,351 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,383 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,381 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,679 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2,697 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,709 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,769 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,819 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,873 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,971 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,884 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,883 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,728 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,871 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2,951 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,042 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3,249 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,504 | 1,429 | 1,751 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,278 | 1,898 | 2,504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,766 | 2,381 | 2,971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,968 | 2,728 | 3,249 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians by category in Lithuania?
- Physicians by category in Lithuania was 3,249 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest physicians by category recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,249 in 2024.
- What is the lowest physicians by category recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for physicians by category?
- Lithuania ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is physicians by category rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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