Physicians by sex and age in Slovakia
Slovakia: Physicians by sex and age was 21,403 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21,403 Number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
26th
of 47 countries
All-time high
21,403 Number
in 2024
All-time low
16,318 Number
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Physicians by sex and age in Slovakia, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 21,403 Number for physicians by sex and age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians by sex and age in Slovakia peaked at 21,403 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,318 Number, in 2005.
Slovakia ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Physicians by sex and age in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16,318 Number | — |
| 2006 | 17,040 Number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 18,219 Number | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 18,121 Number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17,798 Number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18,110 Number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17,849 Number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 18,193 Number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18,355 Number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18,574 Number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 18,719 Number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18,864 Number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 18,608 Number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 19,178 Number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 19,454 Number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 20,026 Number | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 20,047 Number | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20,234 Number | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 20,753 Number | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 21,403 Number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,499 Number | 16,318 Number | 18,219 Number | 5 |
| 2010s | 18,590 Number | 17,849 Number | 19,454 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,493 Number | 20,026 Number | 21,403 Number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians by sex and age in Slovakia?
- Physicians by sex and age in Slovakia was 21,403 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest physicians by sex and age recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,403 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest physicians by sex and age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,318 Number in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for physicians by sex and age?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is physicians by sex and age rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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