In the last quarter of 2024, the number of health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, and other health specialists, amounted to around ** people in Mexico. A decrease of approximately percent compared to the number of health care professionals reported in the same quarter of the previous year. In 2020, the number of health care workers in Mexico peaked at over ** people. The sudden decrease in personnel could be explained by the additional number of professionals hired for supporting exclusively during the pandemic, a diminished recertification of doctors, the level of COVID-19-related mortality among health care personnel, and difficult working conditions exacerbated by the sanitary crisis, among other mechanisms.
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Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). (September 9, 2025). Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). "Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 9, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). (2025). Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico). "Number of Physicians, Nurses, and Other Professionals Specialized in Health in Mexico from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Sep 2025, /statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico), Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Number of physicians, nurses, and other professionals specialized in health in Mexico from 2013 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Economic Affairs (Mexico), September 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1330713/number-health-care-professionals-mexico/
