Number of doctors in Brazil should jump to 1.15 million in 10 years, study projects

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Of the total number of doctors in the country, 59.1% are specialists and the other portion is made up of general practitioners.

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By the end of 2025, Brazil is expected to have 635,706 active physicians – an average of 2.98 professionals per thousand inhabitants. The information is included in this year's edition of the study “Medical Demographics in Brazil”, released this Wednesday (April 30, 2025) by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with FMUSP (Faculty of Medicine of USP) and AMB (Brazilian Medical Association). Read the full text (PDF – 45 MB). The country had 597…

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By the end of 2025, Brazil should register 635,706 active doctors — an average of 2.98 professionals per thousand inhabitants. The number remains below that recommended by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which is 3.7 professionals per thousand inhabitants. Data from the Medical Demography 2025 study, released this Wednesday (30), also show that, for the first time in history, women will now represent the majorit…