Physicians by category in Lithuania
Lithuania: Physicians by category was 3,249 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,249 Number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
27th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,249 Number
in 2024
All-time low
1,429 Number
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Physicians by category in Lithuania, 1992–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, physicians by category in Lithuania stood at 3,249 Number. 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 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,429 Number, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 27th out of 45 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 | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,443 Number | — |
| 1993 | 1,450 Number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,429 Number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,437 Number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,461 Number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,486 Number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,574 Number | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,751 Number | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 1,898 Number | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 2,061 Number | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2,193 Number | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2,313 Number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,331 Number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,335 Number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,413 Number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,504 Number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2,351 Number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,383 Number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,381 Number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,679 Number | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2,697 Number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,709 Number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,769 Number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,819 Number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,873 Number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,971 Number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,884 Number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,883 Number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,728 Number | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2,871 Number | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2,951 Number | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,042 Number | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3,249 Number | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,504 Number | 1,429 Number | 1,751 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,278 Number | 1,898 Number | 2,504 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,766 Number | 2,381 Number | 2,971 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,968 Number | 2,728 Number | 3,249 Number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians by category in Lithuania?
- Physicians by category in Lithuania was 3,249 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest physicians by category recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,249 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest physicians by category recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 Number in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for physicians by category?
- Lithuania ranks 27th out of 45 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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