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Data on Ophthalmologists Worldwide

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To keep the latest information on numbers, specialization and distribution of ophthalmologists around the world, it is important for societies to update their country’s data each year so the ICO can progressively track trends. 

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Estimated number of ophthalmologists worldwide (International Council of Ophthalmology update): will we meet the needs? View the article: The number of ophthalmologists in practice and in training worldwide: a growing gap despite more than 200,000 practitioners.

The number of ophthalmologists in practice and training worldwide: a growing gap despite more than 200,000 practitioners. 

CountryPopulationOphthalmologists per millionTotalEntering PracticeLeaving Practice% Doing SurgeryResidentsUpdated
Afghanistan337364944140630.7502012-03
Albania29233523088172012-03
Algeria398715282510002012-03
Angola278593051152012-03
Antigua and Barbuda99923100102014-03
Argentina4341776513860030.42014-03
Armenia291695010330020100.2322012-03
Australia/New Zealand284140883189527170.921322012-03
Austria86786579280050200.251002012-03
Azerbaijan9617484313002550.9602012-03
Bahamas3868381662012-03
Bahrain13718554866420.32202012-03
Bangladesh16120088646102012-03
Barbados28421735102012-03
Belarus9485772636001330.12012-03
Belgium11287940829262012-03
Belize35928828102012-03
Benin105759523282012-03
Bhutan787386432012-03
Bolivia10724705323482014-03
Bosnia and Herzegovina353596156198152014-03
Botswana2209197122014-03
Brazil20596210871146792014-03
Brunei Darussalam4175423816220.882014-03
Bulgaria717739612086250500.42252012-03
Burkina Faso181106241222014-03
Burundi1019927021633042014-02
Cambodia15517635238310.57162012-03
Cameroon22834522378252016-01
Canada3594970932113733191722012-03
Cape Verde532913842012-03
Central African Republic4546100162014-03
Chad14009413022012-03
Chile17762681458012014-03
China13970285532028338150010000.3680372016-01
Chinese Taipei2348575567158047150.751722012-03
Colombia48228697411997110800.71002014-03
Comoros7774241112012-03
Congo49956481052210.5222012-03
Costa Rica480785228134520.65122014-03
Croatia42360169841715100.25502012-03
Cuba114614321641879150100.956842014-03
Cyprus116098556652014-03
Czech Republic10603762108115040380.351502012-03
Democratic Republic of the Congo7619661953502012-03
Denmark56886957945022190.751002012-03
Djibouti927414222012-03
Dominica731621412012-03
Dominican Republic10528394414282014-03
Ecuador1614436823372130.7322014-03
Egypt93778172262400150120.92002012-03
El Salvador6312478271692014-03
Equatorial Guinea1175389222012-03
Eritrea4846976022012-03
Estonia131532199130430.2122012-03
Ethiopia9987303311032012-03
Fiji892149872012-03
Finland54819661045712012-03
France6445720110970002012-03
Gabon1930175592012-03
Gambia1977590122012-03
Georgia3951524763001250.5342012-03
Germany817077898166382302300.713002012-03
Ghana27582821253330.8162012-03
Greece11217800178200050300.32002012-03
Grenada106823912012-03
Guam1617974372012-03
Guatemala16252429152422014-03
Guinea120915332222016-02
Guinea-Bissau1770526112012-03
Guyana768514752012-03
Haiti107110615552012-03
Honduras8960829111032014-03
Hong Kong SAR China724570132230950.9622012-03
Hungary978392510910640.372402012-03
Iceland330243100332012-03
India130905398011150002016-01
Indonesia2581621135124055180.64762012-03
Iran7936048719150058300.82402012-03
Iraq361156491245020200.75502012-03
Ireland4700107361702012-03
Israel80645478165010100.9602012-03
Italy595042126840742012-03
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)231084722532012-03
Jamaica287193415432012-03
Japan127974958109139111801500.513172012-03
Jordan9159302252312012-03
Kazakhstan17749648335832012-03
Kenya47236259286510.85322012-03
Kiribati112407002012-03
Kosovo18160004276210.43462012-03
Kuwait393579418722012-03
Kyrgyzstan5865401442602012-03
Laos66639673222012-03
Latvia1992663126252220.2562012-03
Lebanon585147942245930.8122012-03
Lesotho2174645122012-03
Liberia4499621162012-03
Libya6234955291802012-03
Lithuania2931926119350302012-03
Luxembourg56674188502012-03
Macedonia2079308771602012-03
Madagascar24234088244420.59122012-03
Malawi17573607042012-03
Malaysia307231551238040211402012-03
Maldives4184033113120.712012-03
Mali174679052302012-03
Malta42761649212012-03
Marshall Islands52994002012-03
Mauritania4182341162012-03
Mauritius1259456682012-03
Mexico1258909494354591501000.94352014-03
Micronesia (Federated States of)518995002012-03
Mongolia297687738113850.5382012-03
Montenegro6281780002013-03
Morocco348033223010302012-03
Mozambique280106911182012-03
Myanmar5240366931662012-03
Namibia2425561122012-03
Nauru11260002012-03
Nepal2865628241102012-03
Netherlands169384995491622180.41342012-03
Nicaragua6082035171012014-03
Niger19896965072012-03
Nigeria18118174435102020.78672012-03
North Korea25243917491230100200.854002012-03
Norway51998366835123150.57722012-03
Oman419981030126840.672012-03
Pakistan1893805131018602012-03
Palau21288002012-03
Palestine47500001674122014-08
Panama3969249291162014-03
Papua New Guinea7919825162012-03
Paraguay6639119322142014-03
Peru3137667132101130200.3902014-03
Philippines1017163591414672102012-03
Poland3826522611042191102300.085812012-03
Portugal10418473707342012-03
Puerto Rico367372845165420.9162012-03
Qatar175879318322012-03
Republic of Moldova406598066270770.3292012-03
Romania1987662152102948150.33002012-03
Russian Federation143888004101146004504000.112002012-03
Rwanda11629553172012-03
Saint Kitts and Nevis54288002012-03
Saint Lucia177206612012-03
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1094551822012-03
Samoa193759512012-03
San Marino32960002012-03
Sao Tome and Principe195553512012-03
Saudi Arabia31557144185822012-03
Senegal149769943482012-03
Serbia88512808575030200.23872012-03
Seychelles937424342012-03
Sierra Leone7237025142012-03
Singapore5535262241312012-03
Slovakia5439318683702012-03
Slovenia2074788761582012-03
Solomon Islands5874821062012-03
Somalia13908129042012-03
South Africa5529122563241815822012-03
South Korea505936624020262012-03
Spain46397664713305160500.85002012-03
Sri Lanka207140405104310.82282012-03
Sudan3864780393662840.61262014-03
Suriname55320818102012-03
Swaziland1319011112012-03
Sweden97635657674035300.41302012-03
Switzerland83197699175836350.651202012-03
Syria18734987366802012-03
Tajikistan85486519772012-03
Tanzania538799571272012-03
Thailand686576001510216080.91802012-03
Timor-Leste1240977452012-03
Togo7416802319110.8182012-03
Tonga106364912012-03
Trinidad and Tobago136009212162012-03
Tunisia11273661323582012-03
Turkey78271472453550150500.96002013-07
Turkmenistan5565284221202012-03
Tuvalu11001002012-03
Uganda4014487013742012-03
Ukraine446577046930802012-03
United Arab Emirates9154302141252012-03
United Kingdom65397080493200100700.97002012-03
United States31992916259188054400.814172012-03
Uruguay3431552561932014-03
Uzbekistan309760216620542012-03
Vanuatu264603412012-03
Venezuela311551345717642102014-03
Vietnam93571567141295150180.9202012-03
Yemen269162072662012-03
Zambia16100587115110.842012-03
Zimbabwe157774512262012-03
Worldwide Totals736750554929210730517229740.601922225
CountryPopulationOphthalmologists per millionTotal
Afghanistan337364944140
Albania29233523088
Algeria39871528251000
Angola27859305115
Antigua and Barbuda9992310010
Argentina434177651386003
Armenia2916950103300
Australia/New Zealand2841408831895
Austria867865792800
Azerbaijan961748431300
Bahamas386838166
Bahrain13718554866
Bangladesh1612008864610
Barbados2842173510
Belarus948577263600
Belgium1128794082926
Belize3592882810
Benin10575952328
Bhutan78738643
Bolivia1072470532348
Bosnia and Herzegovina353596156198
Botswana220919712
Brazil2059621087114679
Brunei Darussalam4175423816
Bulgaria7177396120862
Burkina Faso18110624122
Burundi10199270216
Cambodia15517635238
Cameroon22834522378
Canada35949709321137
Cape Verde53291384
Central African Republic454610016
Chad1400941302
Chile1776268145801
China13970285532028338
Chinese Taipei23485755671580
Colombia48228697411997
Comoros77742411
Congo49956481052
Costa Rica480785228134
Croatia423601698417
Cuba114614321641879
Cyprus11609855665
Czech Republic106037621081150
Democratic Republic of the Congo761966195350
Denmark568869579450
Djibouti92741422
Dominica73162141
Dominican Republic1052839441428
Ecuador1614436823372
Egypt93778172262400
El Salvador631247827169
Equatorial Guinea117538922
Eritrea484697602
Estonia131532199130
Ethiopia998730331103
Fiji89214987
Finland5481966104571
France644572011097000
Gabon193017559
Gambia197759012
Georgia395152476300
Germany81707789816638
Ghana27582821253
Greece112178001782000
Grenada10682391
Guam161797437
Guatemala1625242915242
Guinea12091533222
Guinea-Bissau177052611
Guyana76851475
Haiti10711061555
Honduras896082911103
Hong Kong SAR China724570132230
Hungary97839251091064
Iceland33024310033
India13090539801115000
Indonesia25816211351240
Iran79360487191500
Iraq3611564912450
Ireland470010736170
Israel806454781650
Italy59504212684074
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)23108472253
Jamaica28719341543
Japan12797495810913911
Jordan915930225231
Kazakhstan1774964833583
Kenya47236259286
Kiribati11240700
Kosovo18160004276
Kuwait39357941872
Kyrgyzstan586540144260
Laos6663967322
Latvia1992663126252
Lebanon585147942245
Lesotho217464512
Liberia449962116
Libya623495529180
Lithuania2931926119350
Luxembourg5667418850
Macedonia207930877160
Madagascar24234088244
Malawi1757360704
Malaysia3072315512380
Maldives4184033113
Mali17467905230
Malta4276164921
Marshall Islands5299400
Mauritania418234116
Mauritius125945668
Mexico125890949435459
Micronesia (Federated States of)51899500
Mongolia297687738113
Montenegro62817800
Morocco34803322301030
Mozambique28010691118
Myanmar524036693166
Namibia242556112
Nauru1126000
Nepal286562824110
Netherlands1693849954916
Nicaragua608203517101
Niger1989696507
Nigeria1811817443510
North Korea25243917491230
Norway519983668351
Oman419981030126
Pakistan189380513101860
Palau2128800
Palestine47500001674
Panama396924929116
Papua New Guinea791982516
Paraguay663911932214
Peru31376671321011
Philippines101716359141467
Poland382652261104219
Portugal1041847370734
Puerto Rico367372845165
Qatar17587931832
Republic of Moldova406598066270
Romania19876621521029
Russian Federation14388800410114600
Rwanda1162955317
Saint Kitts and Nevis5428800
Saint Lucia17720661
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines109455182
Samoa19375951
San Marino3296000
Sao Tome and Principe19555351
Saudi Arabia3155714418582
Senegal14976994348
Serbia885128085750
Seychelles93742434
Sierra Leone723702514
Singapore553526224131
Slovakia543931868370
Slovenia207478876158
Solomon Islands587482106
Somalia1390812904
South Africa552912256324
South Korea50593662402026
Spain46397664713305
Sri Lanka207140405104
Sudan386478039366
Suriname5532081810
Swaziland131901111
Sweden976356576740
Switzerland831976991758
Syria1873498736680
Tajikistan8548651977
Tanzania53879957127
Thailand68657600151021
Timor-Leste124097745
Togo7416802319
Tonga10636491
Trinidad and Tobago13600921216
Tunisia1127366132358
Turkey78271472453550
Turkmenistan556528422120
Tuvalu1100100
Uganda40144870137
Ukraine44657704693080
United Arab Emirates915430214125
United Kingdom65397080493200
United States3199291625918805
Uruguay343155256193
Uzbekistan30976021662054
Vanuatu26460341
Venezuela31155134571764
Vietnam93571567141295
Yemen26916207266
Zambia16100587115
Zimbabwe15777451226
Worldwide Totals736750554929210730
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