Number of physicians rose 1.46% to 108,867 persons in Canada in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of physicians in Canada reached an all time high of 108,867 persons in 2022 and an all time low of 28,439 persons in 1968.
Canada has been ranked 3rd within the group of 8 countries we follow in terms of number of physicians, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Physicians | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Australia | persons | ... | 86,550 | 90,417 | 93,604 | 97,039 | 100,260 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 34,834 | 35,069 | 35,762 | 36,343 | 37,089 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belize | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | persons | 97,169 | 99,811 | 102,909 | 104,593 | 105,504 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | persons | 2,651,398 | 2,828,999 | 3,010,376 | 3,210,515 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 208,245 | 210,017 | 210,549 | 213,180 | 214,293 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 344,755 | 351,195 | 357,401 | 365,388 | 371,556 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99,703 | 114,271 | 125,862 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Ireland | persons | 15,178 | 15,660 | 15,962 | 16,366 | 17,231 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 308,105 | ... | 315,406 | ... | 327,403 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | persons | 286,675 | 297,307 | 305,985 | 309,414 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | persons | 15,764 | 16,329 | 17,027 | 17,698 | 17,635 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | persons | 835,987 | 849,126 | 851,641 | 866,316 | 872,624 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 181,249 | 184,384 | 188,783 | 195,669 | 203,529 |
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