In 2022, the average age of licensed physicians in the United States and the District of Columbia was 51.9 years. In comparison, the mean age of licensed physicians in 2010 was 50.7 years, more than a year younger.

As of 2018, the largest distribution of U.S. physicians was between the ages of 55 and 65 years old. At that time about 29 percent of physicians fell within this age group. With just 11.2 percent of all physicians, the smallest distribution of U.S. physicians was among those aged 35 years or younger. Data suggests that in the U.S. the average age of medical students is around 24 years old and the average age of matriculants is about 31.

U.S. Physician demographics  

It is estimated that one of the best ways to combat aging population health needs is to increase the number of doctors practicing in the U.S. In general, the number of physicians in the U.S. has been on the rise. Every year about 20 thousand new physicians join the U.S. workforce. Despite an increase in the number of physicians the number of active physicians per 10,000 people has remained relatively stagnant in recent years. As of 2019, the specialty with the largest number of physicians was psychiatry, followed by surgery.

Physician compensation  

Physician compensation varies significantly between regions and genders. With graduates owing an average of 190,000 U.S. dollars in student loans upon graduation, equal compensation has become especially important. However, women in the medical industry make significantly less income than their male counterparts. As of 2019, female physicians earned between 51 and 92 thousand U.S. dollars less than male physicians. Regionally, there are also significant differences. As of 2018, physicians working in the North Central U.S. had higher annual compensation than those in other areas. Those working in the Northeast had the lowest annual compensation.

The statistic displays the distribution of active physicians in the United States in 2021, based on specialty and age group. Over 68 percent of physicians specializing in pain medicine and pain management were under 55 years of age.

This statistic shows the average age of contracted and hospital doctors in Germany from 2004 to 2015. In 2015, contract doctors were 53.67 years old on average, whereas hospital doctors had an average age of 41.4 years.

The average age of physicians, including family medicine and specialist physicians, in Canada dropped to 49.3 years. The average age of doctors was 45.3 years in 1978 and had increased to 50.5 years by 2011. Recent trends showed that the average age of Canadian physicians was now dropping.

European Health Survey: Average number of visits to the family doctor or general practitioner in the last 4 weeks, according to sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 16 years old and over that has visited the family doctor or general practitioner in the last 4 weeks. National.

European Health Survey: Average number of specialist doctor appointments in the last 4 weeks by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the specialist doctor in the last 4 weeks. National.

This table contains figures on the remuneration of general practitioners, dentists, psychiatrists and (other) medical specialists by age and gender who work in the healthcare sector. The income is broken down according to the type of income of the doctor (self-employed, salaried, director-major shareholder, other and total). It concerns doctors who work in the healthcare sector, i.e. have an employment relationship in SBI Q of the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SBI 2008), these are SBI codes starting with 86, 87 or 88. The reference moment used in a reporting year is the last Friday before Christmas. The sharp change in the average dividend from a substantial interest in 2019 compared to the previous year is partly due to a change in dividend tax. In the coming years, DGAs must limit any debts to their company to a maximum of 500,000 euros; anything borrowed from one's own company above this amount is regarded as a notional substantial interest. A company's debts can be reduced by means of dividend payments. Since the rate on income from a substantial interest in box 2 will gradually increase, it is most favorable to pay out dividend as early as possible. Data available from: 2011 Status of the figures: The data that are (partly) based on tax returns (profit, dividend, average income from other work, average standardized income) become available one year later than the publication on the number of employed doctors and the average annual wage. All figures for 2020 are provisional. The figures for 2019 are provisional, except for 'number of employed doctors', 'average annual salary excluding special remuneration', 'average annual salary including special remuneration'. The numbers are final. The figures for the other years are final. Changes as of 23 June 2022: - The provisional figures for 2019 for 'average profit', 'average dividends', 'average income from other work' and 'average standardized income' have been added. Corresponding figures for 2018 have thus become final. - The provisional figures for 2020 for the 'number of employed doctors', 'average annual salary excluding special remuneration' and 'average annual salary including special remuneration' have been added. Corresponding figures for 2019 have thus become final. When will new numbers come out? The following figures will be published in the second quarter of 2023: - The provisional figures for 2020 for 'average profit', 'average dividends', 'average income from other work' and 'average standardized income'. Corresponding figures for 2019 thus become final. - The provisional figures for 2021 for the number of employed doctors, 'average annual salary excluding special remuneration' and 'average annual salary including special remuneration'. Corresponding figures for 2020 thus become final.

This statistic shows the average age of doctors registered on the board of the Ordre des médecins in France in 2014, according to the region of origin of their diploma. The doctors whose degree came from a European country were about 40 years old. Physicians with a French degree were about ten years younger than their colleagues with a foreign degree.

This is the fourth round of the physician survey component of the Community Tracking Study (CTS). The first round was conducted in 1996-1997 (ICPSR 2597), the second round in 1998-1999 (ICPSR 3267), and the third in 2000-2001 (ICPSR 3820). Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the CTS is a large-scale investigation of changes in the American health care system and their effects on people. As in the previous rounds, physicians were sampled in the 60 CTS sites: 51 metropolitan and 9 nonmetropolitan areas that were randomly selected to form the core of the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. However, the fourth round lacks an independent supplemental national sample of physicians, which augmented the CTS site sample in the previous rounds. Information collected by the survey includes net income from the practice of medicine, year of birth, sex, race, Hispanic origin, year of graduation from medical school, specialty, board certification status, compensation model, patient mix (e.g., race/Hispanic origin of patients and percent with chronic conditions), career satisfaction, practice type, size, and ownership, percent of practice revenue from Medicare, Medicaid, or managed care, acceptance of new Medicaid and Medicare patients and, if applicable, reasons for not accepting them, use of information technology for care management, number of patient visits and hours worked in medically related activities during the last complete week of work, and the number of hours spent providing charity care in the last month. In addition, the survey elicited views on a number of issues such as patient-physician interactions, competition among practices, the influence of financial incentives on the quantity of services provided to patients, trends in the amount and quality of nursing support, one's ability to provide quality care and obtain needed services for patients, and the importance of various factors that may limit the quality of care. Part 3, the Site and County Crosswalk Data File, identifies the counties that constitute each CTS site. Part 4, Physician Survey Summary File, contains site-level estimates and standard errors for selected physician characteristics, e.g., the average age of physicians, the average percentage of patients with a formulary, and the percentage of physicians who said medical errors in hospitals are a minor problem.

This table provides a comparison of annual statistics on the Number of Physicians and Average Payments to Physicians by Age Group, based on fee-for-service payments under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP). This table is an Excel version of a table in the “Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Statistical Supplement” report published annually by Alberta Health.

Table of INEBase Average number of specialist doctor appointments in the last 4 weeks by sex, age group, and educational level. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the specialist doctor in the last 4 weeks. National. European Health Survey

European Health Survey: Average number of visits to the family doctor appointments in the last 4 weeks by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the family doctor in the last 4 weeks. National.

Table of INEBase Average number of visits to the family doctor appointments in the last 4 weeks by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the family doctor in the last 4 weeks. National. European Health Survey

Abstract (en): Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this survey is one component of the Community Tracking Study (CTS), a national study designed to track changes in the health care system and the effects of the changes on care delivery and on individuals. Central to the design of the CTS is its community focus. Sixty sites (51 metropolitan areas and 9 nonmetropolitan areas) were randomly selected to form the core of the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. The Physician Survey was administered to physicians in the 60 CTS sites and to a supplemental national sample of physicians. Information gathered by the survey instrument includes physician supply and specialty distribution, practice arrangements and physician ownership of practices, sources of practice revenue, level and determinants of physician compensation, effects of care management strategies, and physicians' allocation of time, provision of charity care, career satisfaction, and perceptions of their ability to deliver care. For primary care physicians, the survey instrument also provided vignettes of various clinical presentations for which there was no prescribed method of treatment. These physicians were asked to indicate the percentage of patients for whom they would recommend the course of action specified in each particular vignette. Part 3, the Site and County Crosswalk Data File, describes which counties constitute each site. Part 4, the Physician Survey Summary File, contains site-level averages and percentages and standard errors of these estimates for selected attributes, e.g., the percentage of physicians who were foreign medical school graduates, average age of physicians, average percentage of patient care practice revenue from Medicaid, etc. Physicians who were practicing in the contiguous United States, were providing direct patient care for at least 20 hours per week, and were not federal employees. Residents and fellows, as well as physicians in selected specialties, were excluded. The CTS sites were selected using stratified sampling with probability proportional to population size. The supplemental sample, selected with stratified random sampling, was included in the survey to increase the precision of national estimates. The sample frame was developed by combining lists of physicians from the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association. 2011-11-17 ICPSR added Stata setups to this collection.2001-12-21 (1) Data and documentation for the Restricted-Use Version of the Main Data File (Part 2) have been updated. Several variables were revised and other variables have been added or deleted. For a complete description of the changes, see the "What's New" page in the user guide for Part 2. (2) The codebook for the Site and County Crosswalk Data File (Part 3) has been revised. (3) SAS and SPSS data definition statements have been prepared for Parts 3 and 4.1999-11-02 A restricted-use version of the main data file has been added to the collection as Part 2, the Site and County Crosswalk Data File has been added as Part 3, and the Physician Survey Summary File has been added as Part 4. To obtain the restricted-use file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement. Funding insitution(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (29275). More information about this study can be found on the Web site of the Center for Studying Health System Change.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the emergence of digital solutions in all areas of medicine. Our prior study on the digital health related experiences and opinions of Hungarian physicians highlights the crucial role of age in shaping attitudes towards digital health solutions among medical doctors. Our aim was to examine how under 35-year-old Hungarian physicians relate to digital technologies, the advantages and disadvantages they perceive, and how they would like to incorporate these technologies into their everyday medical practice.MethodsAs part of the “E-physicians and E-patients in Hungary” study, we conducted an online representative survey among medical practitioners in Hungary between July 2021 and May 2022 (n = 1,774). The main target group of our research were physicians under 35 years of age: n = 399 (25.3%). Besides descriptive statistical analyses, cluster analysis and binary logistic regression were applied to analyse the digital health related attitudes of the young age group.ResultsOur cluster analysis confirmed that younger doctors perceived more advantages (on average 7.07 items vs. 8.52 items) and disadvantages (on average 4.06 vs. 4.42) of digital health solutions. They also demonstrated greater familiarity with (8.27 vs. 9.79) and use of (1.94 vs. 2.66) a broader spectrum of technologies. Proficiency and active utilization of diverse technologies correlates with a more comprehensive understanding of both pros and cons, as well as a more realistic self-assessment of areas of further improvement. Doctors under 35 years express a notable demand for significantly increased incentives, both in terms of knowledge transfer/training and infrastructure incentives. Multivariate analyses revealed that young doctors, compared to their older counterparts, perceived enhanced patient adherence as one of the greatest benefits of digital health solutions. Additionally, young doctors expect that digital health solutions could reduce burnout.ConclusionOur results underscore the inevitable transformation of the 21st-century physician role: the success of digital health solutions hinges on active patient involvement and management, which requires proper patient education and professional support in navigating the digital space. Digital health solutions can be a bridge between different generations of doctors, where young people can help their older colleagues navigate the digital world.

Average number of consultations to the family doctor or pediatrician in the last 4 weeks by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population that has visited the family doctor or pediatrician's office in the last 4 weeks. National.

This study comprises the second round of the physician survey component of the Community Tracking Study (CTS) sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The CTS is a national study designed to track changes in the American health care system and the effects of the changes on care delivery and on individuals. Central to the design of the CTS is its community focus. Sixty sites (51 metropolitan areas and 9 nonmetropolitan areas) were randomly selected to form the core of the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. As in the first round of the physician survey (COMMUNITY TRACKING STUDY PHYSICIAN SURVEY, 1996-1997: UNITED STATES), the second round was administered to physicians in the 60 CTS sites and to a supplemental national sample of physicians. The survey instrument collected information on physician supply and specialty distribution, practice arrangements and physician ownership of practices, physician time allocation, sources of practice revenue, level and determinants of physician compensation, provision of charity care, career satisfaction, physicians' perceptions of their ability to deliver care, views on care management strategies, and various other aspects of physicians' practice of medicine. In addition, primary care physicians (PCPs) were asked to recommend courses of action in response to some vignettes of clinical presentations for which there was no prescribed method of treatment. Dataset 3, the Site and County Crosswalk Data File, identifies the counties that constitute each CTS site. Dataset 4, the Physician Survey Summary File, contains site-level estimates and standard errors of the estimates for selected physician characteristics, e.g., the percentage of physicians who were foreign medical school graduates, the mean age of physicians, and the mean percentage of patient care practice revenue from Medicaid.

This dataset is one of the sources of data visualisations available on the [Liberal Health Professionals] website(https://data.ameli.fr/pages/data-professionnels-sante-liberaux/). ### General information: The liberal health professions available in this dataset are: * the doctors (with more than twenty medical specialties); * dental surgeons** (including dentofacial orthopaedic specialists – ODF); * the women; * medical assistants with five professions: nurses, massage therapists, speech therapists, orthoptists, pedicures-podologists. They are health professionals active on 31 December of the year concerned and: * exercising their activity as a liberal; * in metropolitan France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Reunion, Martinique and Mayotte; * having received at least EUR 1 in fees; * whether they are contracted with the Sickness Insurance or not (when they generate a prescription reimbursed by the Sickness Insurance); * professionals in employment-retirement cumulation are counted in the workforce as long as they meet the previous conditions. This dataset presents demographic information about liberal healthcare professionals such as: *average ages: * women; * men; * global; * share of women; * share of men; * share 60 years of age and older; * share of under 60s. This dataset is complementary to the following dataset: Liberal health professionals: number and density by age group, sex and territory (department, region). Only the national level is available for this data. The data are derived from the National Health Data System (NSDS). For more information (source, field, definitions of modalities), visit the Method page of this site. ### Data update: The data proposed for download in the “Export” tab is updated every year (data from the whole of France since 2010).

This study comprises the third round of the physician survey component of the Community Tracking Study (CTS). Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the CTS is a large-scale investigation of changes in the health care system and their effects on people. Central to the design of the CTS is its community focus. Sixty sites (51 metropolitan areas and 9 nonmetropolitan areas) were randomly selected to form the core of the CTS and to be representative of the nation as a whole. As in the first two rounds of the physician survey, COMMUNITY TRACKING STUDY PHYSICIAN SURVEY, 1996-1997: UNITED STATES and COMMUNITY TRACKING STUDY PHYSICIAN SURVEY, 1998-1999: UNITED STATES, the third round was administered to physicians in the 60 CTS sites and to a supplemental national sample of physicians. The survey instrument collected information on physician supply and specialty distribution, practice arrangements and physician ownership of practices, physician time allocation, sources of practice revenue, level and determinants of physician compensation, provision of charity care, career satisfaction, physicians' perceptions of their ability to deliver care, effects of care management strategies, and various other aspects of physicians' practice of medicine. Part 3, the Site and County Crosswalk Data File, identifies the counties that constitute each CTS site. Part 4, Physician Survey Summary File, contains site-level estimates and standard errors for selected physician characteristics, e.g., the average age of physicians, the percentage of physicians who were either very or somewhat dissatisfied with their overall career in medicine, and the average percentage of patients with prescription coverage that included the use of a formulary.