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Dynamics of the number of doctors and middle-level medical personnel in Russia

· dynamics annual · rows: 9 · periods: 11 · section: Russian Statistical Yearbook (2025)

The table presents indicators of healthcare staffing levels for key years of the 20th century. These figures show the dynamics of healthcare system strengthening: the total number of physicians and the number of nursing staff per 10 thousand people. While physicians work directly with patients, nursing staff perform diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive procedures, providing the basis for quality medical care

The chart shows the dynamics of the number of physicians and nursing staff in Russia by decades of the 20th century

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 1940 1950 1960 1980 1985 1990 2000 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Set in numbers

The table holds 9 series, running from 1940 to 2013, 11 reporting periods. 99 values in total.

“Численность врачей1) — Doctors 1) — всего, тыс. человек” multiplied by 8.5 between 1940 and 2013: from 82.2 to 703. The highest value in the series is 733 in 2011.

All table numbers are series: 9
Series 19401950196019801985199020002010201120122013
Численность врачей1) — Doctors 1) — всего, тыс. человек 82,20 148,90 233,20 531,50 620,70 667,30 680,20 715,80 732,80 703,20 702,60
Численность врачей1) — на 10 000 человек населения 7,40 14,50 19,30 38,30 43,20 45,00 46,80 50,10 51,20 49,00 48,80
Численность среднего медицинского персонала — Mid-level medical personnel — всего, тыс. человек 299,10 461,80 835,30 1 614,10 1 756,70 1 844,00 1 563,60 1 508,70 1 530,40 1 520,30 1 518,50
Численность среднего медицинского персонала — на 10 000 человек населения 26,90 44,90 69,20 116,30 122,40 124,40 107,60 105,60 106,90 105,90 105,40
Годы — Year 2 014,00 2 015,00 2 016,00 2 017,00 2 018,00 2 019,00 2 020,00 2 021,00 2 022,00 2 023,00 2 024,00
Численность врачей1) — Doctors 1) — всего, тыс. человек 709,40 673,00 680,90 697,10 703,70 714,60 737,40 741,90 744,10 758,80 749,90
Численность врачей1) — на 10 000 человек населения 48,30 45,70 46,10 47,20 47,60 48,30 50,00 50,50 50,80 51,90 51,30
Численность среднего медицинского персонала — Mid-level medical personnel — всего, тыс. человек 1 525,10 1 549,70 1 537,90 1 525,20 1 491,40 1 491,30 1 490,50 1 467,60 1 439,90 1 433,50 1 407,50
Численность среднего медицинского персонала — на 10 000 человек населения 103,90 105,30 104,20 103,20 100,90 100,80 101,10 99,90 98,30 98,10 96,30

How to read this table

Table rows are categorized by year and type of healthcare worker. For example, data on physicians are provided in absolute values, while the number of nursing staff is given per 10 thousand people. This allows for a comparison of healthcare staffing both nationwide and across individual territories. It is important to note that an increase in nursing staff alongside a growth in the number of physicians may indicate the development of specialized services

What is visible in these numbers

The largest value belongs to “Годы — Year” — 2,024; the smallest is “Численность врачей1) — на 10 000 человек населения” at 51.3. The gap between them is 39.5-fold.

The same indicator in other breakdowns (1)

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Period and application

The table presents data as of the end of each decade of the 20th century, starting from 1940. This information is updated annually and is publicly available in the Russian Statistical Yearbook. These data are useful for analyzing the history of national healthcare, resource planning, and assessing the effectiveness of medical service reforms. Researchers, educators, and healthcare specialists use these figures to study industry development trends

1) 2012, 2015 гг. – изменение методологии Минздрава России.

1) In 2012, 2015 – change in the methodology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.