Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Portugal

Portugal: Physicians by medical speciality - historical data was 30,098 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
30,098 Number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
30,098 Number
in 2020
All-time low
14,928 Number
in 1997
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Portugal, 1985–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1985200220201985: 18.0k Number1986: 18.8k Number1987: 19.4k Number1988: 19.4k Number1989: 19.8k Number1990: 19.9k Number1991: 19.9k Number1992: 19.7k Number1993: 16.9k Number1994: 16.2k Number1995: 15.1k Number1996: 15.0k Number1997: 14.9k Number1998: 15.1k Number1999: 15.5k Number2000: 15.7k Number2001: 16.2k Number2002: 16.4k Number2003: 16.8k Number2004: 17.2k Number2005: 17.7k Number2006: 18.1k Number2007: 18.8k Number2008: 19.5k Number2009: 20.2k Number2010: 21.2k Number2011: 21.9k Number2012: 22.1k Number2013: 22.7k Number2014: 23.7k Number2015: 24.9k Number2016: 26.1k Number2017: 27.1k Number2018: 27.7k Number2019: 29.1k Number2020: 30.1k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2020, physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Portugal stood at 30,098 Number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Portugal peaked at 30,098 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,928 Number, in 1997.

That places Portugal 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19,069 Number 17,997 Number 19,838 Number 5
1990s 16,811 Number 14,928 Number 19,876 Number 10
2000s 17,672 Number 15,722 Number 20,221 Number 10
2010s 24,656 Number 21,170 Number 29,079 Number 10
2020s 30,098 Number 30,098 Number 30,098 Number 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 5 Italy 50,036 Number compare
  2. 6 Spain 43,302 Number compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 31,037 Number compare
  4. 9 Poland 15,908 Number compare
  5. 10 Romania 15,140 Number compare
  6. 11 Belgium 13,697 Number compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Portugal?
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Portugal was 30,098 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest physicians by medical speciality - historical data recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 30,098 Number in 2020.
What is the lowest physicians by medical speciality - historical data recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 14,928 Number in 1997.
How does Portugal rank for physicians by medical speciality - historical data?
Portugal ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is physicians by medical speciality - historical data rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 806 data points, 1985–2021
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