Distribution of Canadian specialist physician, by gender 1978-2023

Distribution of Canadian specialist physicians from 1978 to 2023, by gender

CharacteristicMalesFemales
2023 59.31% 40.69%
2022 59.78% 40.22%
2021 60.45% 39.55%
2020 61.16% 38.84%
2019 61.93% 38.07%
2018 62.5% 37.5%
2017 63.8% 36.2%
2016 64.1% 35.9%
2015 65% 35%
2014 66% 34%
2013 66.7% 33.3%
2012 67.8% 32.2%
2011 68.9% 31.1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of physiciansMalesFemales1978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
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Release date

October 2024

Region

Canada

Survey time period

1978 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Note 1: Includes active physicians in clinical and non-clinical practice (for example, research and academia) who have an MD degree and a valid mailing address.
Note 2: Excludes residents, physicians in the military as well as semi-retired and retired physicians.

Note 3: Excludes non-registered physicians who requested that their information not be published as of December 31 of the reference year (see Methodological Notes for details).

Note 4: For those physicians for whom date of birth was not available, ages were calculated using year of MD graduation, with age at MD graduation equal to 25 years.

Note 5 : Average Age calculations exclude physicians where age is unknown and where age is less than 20 or more than 90.

Note 6 : Specialist physicians include certificants of the Royal College and/or the CMQ. All other physicians are counted under family medicine, including certificants of the CFPC, unless noted otherwise.

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