Physicians by category in Malta

Malta: Physicians by category was 502 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
502
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
502
in 2024
All-time low
274
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Physicians by category in Malta, 2009–2024

02004006002009201620242009: 2742010: 2782011: 3152012: 3352013: 3402014: 3462015: 3492016: 3602017: 3792018: 3962019: 4152020: 4152021: 4402022: 4392023: 4852024: 502

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for physicians by category in Malta is 502, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians by category in Malta peaked at 502 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 274, in 2009.

Malta ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Physicians by category in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Physicians by category in Malta, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 274 —
2010 278 +1.5%
2011 315 +13.3%
2012 335 +6.3%
2013 340 +1.5%
2014 346 +1.8%
2015 349 +0.9%
2016 360 +3.2%
2017 379 +5.3%
2018 396 +4.5%
2019 415 +4.8%
2020 415 +0.0%
2021 440 +6.0%
2022 439 -0.2%
2023 485 +10.5%
2024 502 +3.5%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 502 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,380, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 274 274 274 1
2010s 351.3 278 415 10
2020s 456.2 415 502 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 42 Cyprus 1,240 compare
  2. 43 Luxembourg 774 compare
  3. 45 Montenegro 341 compare
  4. 46 Iceland 242 compare
  5. 47 Liechtenstein 44 compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians by category in Malta?
Physicians by category in Malta was 502 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest physicians by category recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 502 in 2024.
What is the lowest physicians by category recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 274 in 2009.
How does Malta rank for physicians by category?
Malta ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is physicians by category rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Physicians by category
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,251 data points, 1985–2025
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