Number of medical graduates rose 3.31% to 1,310 persons in Ireland in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of medical graduates in Ireland reached an all time high of 1,310 persons in 2021 and an all time low of 407 persons in 1988.
Ireland has been ranked 22nd within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of number of medical graduates, 5 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | 2,847 | 2,811 | 2,863 | 2,856 | 2,876 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | persons | 1,230 | 1,281 | 1,335 | 1,234 | 1,284 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 6,314 | 7,252 | 6,387 | 6,708 | 8,069 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 9,647 | 9,928 | 9,563 | 10,234 | 10,007 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 53.0 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 41.0 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 1,162 | 1,196 | 1,254 | 1,225 | 1,268 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 8,032 | 9,120 | 10,129 | 10,511 | 11,213 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | 15,328 | 16,586 | 15,346 | 17,408 | 14,838 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | persons | 580 | 586 | 542 | 606 | 587 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 6,226 | 6,749 | 6,664 | 6,574 | 6,600 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | persons | 1,189 | 1,281 | 1,334 | 1,385 | 1,405 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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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