Number of medical graduates fell 0.522% to 2,861 persons in Canada in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of medical graduates in Canada reached an all time high of 2,876 persons in 2020 and an all time low of 1,537 persons in 2001. When compared to Canada's main peers, number of medical graduates in Australia amounted to 3,945 persons, 19,327 persons in Mexico, 8,835 persons in United Kingdom and 28,337 persons in USA in 2021.
Canada has been ranked 13th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of medical graduates, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Medical Graduates | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Australia | persons | 3,858 | 3,800 | 3,958 | 4,022 | 3,839 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 1,614 | 1,684 | 3,282 | 2,020 | 1,917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | persons | 2,847 | 2,811 | 2,863 | 2,856 | 2,876 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| France | persons | 6,314 | 7,252 | 6,387 | 6,708 | 8,069 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 9,647 | 9,928 | 9,563 | 10,234 | 10,007 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | persons | 1,162 | 1,196 | 1,254 | 1,225 | 1,268 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | 8,529 | 8,673 | 8,751 | 9,003 | 8,757 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | persons | 15,328 | 16,586 | 15,346 | 17,408 | 14,838 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | 444 | 437 | 474 | 493 | 528 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | persons | 24,415 | 25,277 | 25,978 | 26,640 | 27,328 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 8,490 | 8,590 | 8,570 | 8,730 | 8,750 |
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