Estimated U.S. physician deficit 2017-2030

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
This statistic shows the projected physician deficit in the U.S. from 2017 to 2030. It is estimated that in 2020 there will be a deficit of 65,500 physicians in the U.S., and that this number will rise to around 121,300 by 2030.

Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030

CharacteristicNumber of physicians
2017 21,800
2020* 65,500
2025* 90,400
2030* 121,300
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of physicians21,80021,80065,50065,50090,40090,400121,300121,30020172020*2025*2030*
025,00050,00075,000100,000125,000150,000

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September 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

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* Projected.

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