Number of medical graduates rose 3.89% to 1,682 persons in Portugal in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, number of medical graduates in Portugal reached an all time high of 1,760 persons in 2018 and an all time low of 323 persons in 1992.
Portugal has been ranked 17th 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 |
| Algeria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Belgium | persons | 1,614 | 1,684 | 3,282 | 2,020 | 1,917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | 2,847 | 2,811 | 2,863 | 2,856 | 2,876 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Portugal | persons | 1,698 | 1,657 | 1,760 | 1,629 | 1,619 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 6,226 | 6,749 | 6,664 | 6,574 | 6,600 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | persons | 8,490 | 8,590 | 8,570 | 8,730 | 8,750 |
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