In 2023, nearly three in ten of surveyed physicians would like to retire within the next year. While the share of physicians wanting to retire has dropped from an all-time high in 2020, it has increased compared to 2022, in which just two in ten physicians were planing to retire within the year.
Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that plan to retire within the next year from 2012 to 2023
Percentage of physicians who strongly/somewhat agree with "I would like to retire within the next year."
*For these years, the question was "In the next one to three years, do you plan to...retire." Therefore, the share of physicians that would like to retire within the next year would actually be even lower.
This statistic was compiled using data from multiple publications of the "Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians" report.Â
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The Physicians Foundation. (September 14, 2023). Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that plan to retire within the next year from 2012 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1487925/us-physicians-plan-to-retire/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that plan to retire within the next year from 2012 to 2023." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1487925/us-physicians-plan-to-retire/
The Physicians Foundation. (2023). Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that plan to retire within the next year from 2012 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1487925/us-physicians-plan-to-retire/
The Physicians Foundation. "Percentage of Physicians in The U.S. That Plan to Retire within The next Year from 2012 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1487925/us-physicians-plan-to-retire/
The Physicians Foundation, Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that plan to retire within the next year from 2012 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1487925/us-physicians-plan-to-retire/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that plan to retire within the next year from 2012 to 2023 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1487925/us-physicians-plan-to-retire/
