The number of medical graduates in the Netherlands increased by 210 graduates (+8.4 percent) in 2021. In total, the number of medical graduates amounted to 2,710 graduates in 2021. This increase was preceded by a declining number of medical graduates. Medical graduates are students who have graduated from medical school or similar institutions within a given year. Per its definition, the OECD excludes dental, public health, or epidemiology graduates. The rate of medical graduates is of importance especially in countries with physician shortages.
Find more key insights for the number of medical graduates in countries like Denmark, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
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Number of medical graduates in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of graduates
2021
2,710
2020
2,500
2019
2,620
2018
2,720
2017
2,730
2016b
2,610
2015
2,480
2014
2,450
2013
2,420
2012
2,470
2011
2,460
2010
2,276
2009
2,075
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OECD. (November 14, 2023). Number of medical graduates in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/555022/medical-graduates-in-the-netherlands/
OECD. "Number of medical graduates in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2021." Chart. November 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555022/medical-graduates-in-the-netherlands/
OECD. (2023). Number of medical graduates in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555022/medical-graduates-in-the-netherlands/
OECD. "Number of Medical Graduates in The Netherlands from 2002 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555022/medical-graduates-in-the-netherlands/
OECD, Number of medical graduates in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555022/medical-graduates-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Number of medical graduates in the Netherlands from 2002 to 2021 [Graph], OECD, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/555022/medical-graduates-in-the-netherlands/
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