Physician Panel Statistics 2026: Doctors in Healthcare Market Research by Country and Specialty

Name: Global Vox Populi Physician (HCP) panel statistics 2026
Creator: Global Vox Populi

These statistics describe the Global Vox Populi physician panel used for pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare market research: how many doctors are on the panel in each country and how they split across 79 specialties and sub-specialties.

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Source: Global Vox Populi panel coverage records · Updated October 2026 · 170 countries

Physicians2,738,904physicians

Countries170with panel coverage

Largest countryChina677,770 (24.7%)

Largest regionEast Asia28.3% of the panel

Where the physician (HCP) panel is

Panel size by country. Hover for figures, click a country to see its breakdown.

Key statistics

The Global Vox Populi physician (HCP) panel has 2,738,904 physicians in 170 countries (October 2026).
China has the most (677,770, 24.7% of the total), followed by India, the United States, Russia and Brazil. Together the top five countries hold 46.6%.
By region, East Asia is the largest (28.3%), followed by Western Europe (14.2%) and Latin America & Caribbean (11.7%).
The median country panel has 3,665 physicians; 47 countries have 10,000 or more.
By specialty, the largest group is General / Family Medicine (15.7%), then Internal Medicine (10.0%). Its share is highest in India (18.3%).

Countries with the most physicians

Top 20 countries

Panel size

China677,77024.7%

India212,8007.8%

United States174,3606.4%

Russia110,7724.0%

Brazil100,6003.7%

Germany76,7262.8%

Japan65,7582.4%

Mexico64,2242.3%

Pakistan55,3262.0%

Italy50,3321.8%

France46,8681.7%

Spain46,1041.7%

United Kingdom44,9881.6%

Indonesia41,2501.5%

Turkey40,0141.5%

Argentina39,3501.4%

Poland30,8521.1%

Iran30,4461.1%

South Korea28,3661.0%

Colombia26,1521.0%

By region

Region	Physicians	Share	Countries
East Asia	775,530	28.3%	4
Western Europe	389,828	14.2%	23
Latin America & Caribbean	320,808	11.7%	27
South Asia	306,978	11.2%	7
Central & Eastern Europe	268,760	9.8%	22
Middle East & North Africa	199,340	7.3%	20
North America	198,548	7.2%	2
Southeast Asia	127,860	4.7%	11
Sub-Saharan Africa	73,172	2.7%	44
Central Asia	48,236	1.8%	5
Oceania	29,844	1.1%	5

Breakdown of the physician (HCP) panel

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Specialty (top 25 of 79)

All countries

General / Family Medicine429,28415.7%

Internal Medicine274,26810.0%

Pediatrics196,7087.2%

General Surgery158,0725.8%

Obstetrics & Gynecology158,0725.8%

Anesthesiology119,5964.4%

Dentistry & Oral Specialties100,1663.7%

Cardiology80,9603.0%

Psychiatry80,9603.0%

Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging80,9603.0%

Orthopedic Surgery61,6102.2%

Ophthalmology61,6102.2%

Pathology (Anatomical/Clinical)61,6102.2%

Emergency Medicine61,6102.2%

Public Health / Community Medicine61,6102.2%

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)51,9201.9%

Dermatology51,9201.9%

Neurology42,1621.5%

Urology38,2181.4%

Geriatric Medicine26,7441.0%

Pulmonology (Respiratory)26,7441.0%

Gastroenterology26,7441.0%

Endocrinology / Diabetology20,5740.8%

Medical Oncology20,5740.8%

Nephrology16,8420.6%

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Physicians by country: full table

Rank	Country	Region	Physicians	Share
1	China	East Asia	677,770	24.75%
2	India	South Asia	212,800	7.77%
3	United States	North America	174,360	6.37%
4	Russia	Central & Eastern Europe	110,772	4.04%
5	Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	100,600	3.67%
6	Germany	Western Europe	76,726	2.80%
7	Japan	East Asia	65,758	2.40%
8	Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	64,224	2.34%
9	Pakistan	South Asia	55,326	2.02%
10	Italy	Western Europe	50,332	1.84%
11	France	Western Europe	46,868	1.71%
12	Spain	Western Europe	46,104	1.68%
13	United Kingdom	Western Europe	44,988	1.64%
14	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	41,250	1.51%
15	Turkey	Middle East & North Africa	40,014	1.46%
16	Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	39,350	1.44%
17	Poland	Central & Eastern Europe	30,852	1.13%
18	Iran	Middle East & North Africa	30,446	1.11%
19	South Korea	East Asia	28,366	1.04%
20	Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	26,152	0.95%
21	Bangladesh	South Asia	25,954	0.95%
22	Canada	North America	24,188	0.88%
23	Australia	Oceania	23,864	0.87%
24	Ukraine	Central & Eastern Europe	23,818	0.87%
25	Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	22,356	0.82%
26	Philippines	Southeast Asia	20,106	0.73%
27	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	18,370	0.67%
28	Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	18,120	0.66%
29	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	18,120	0.66%
30	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	17,688	0.65%
31	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	17,662	0.64%
32	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	17,534	0.64%
33	Sweden	Western Europe	17,172	0.63%
34	Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	16,498	0.60%
35	Netherlands	Western Europe	15,958	0.58%
36	Greece	Western Europe	15,450	0.56%
37	Thailand	Southeast Asia	15,162	0.55%
38	Romania	Central & Eastern Europe	14,362	0.52%
39	Hungary	Central & Eastern Europe	14,202	0.52%
40	Portugal	Western Europe	14,124	0.52%
41	Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	13,296	0.49%
42	Austria	Western Europe	12,082	0.44%
43	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	11,078	0.40%
44	Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	10,990	0.40%
45	Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	10,990	0.40%
46	Czechia	Central & Eastern Europe	10,822	0.40%
47	Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	10,130	0.37%
48	Switzerland	Western Europe	9,938	0.36%
49	Belarus	Central & Eastern Europe	9,900	0.36%
50	Belgium	Western Europe	9,460	0.35%
51	Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	9,444	0.34%
52	Israel	Middle East & North Africa	9,176	0.34%
53	Myanmar	Southeast Asia	8,770	0.32%
54	Azerbaijan	Central & Eastern Europe	7,970	0.29%
55	Norway	Western Europe	7,796	0.28%
56	Finland	Western Europe	7,054	0.26%
57	Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	6,948	0.25%
58	Denmark	Western Europe	6,778	0.25%
59	UAE	Middle East & North Africa	6,754	0.25%
60	Bulgaria	Central & Eastern Europe	6,668	0.24%
61	Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	6,416	0.23%
62	Syria	Middle East & North Africa	6,416	0.23%
63	Sri Lanka	South Asia	6,302	0.23%
64	Nepal	South Asia	6,062	0.22%
65	Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	5,664	0.21%
66	Slovakia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,608	0.20%
67	Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,554	0.20%
68	Serbia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,448	0.20%
69	New Zealand	Oceania	5,394	0.20%
70	Ireland	Western Europe	5,296	0.19%
71	Georgia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,058	0.18%
72	Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	5,044	0.18%
73	Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	4,998	0.18%
74	Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	4,858	0.18%
75	Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	4,698	0.17%
76	El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	4,646	0.17%
77	Singapore	Southeast Asia	4,500	0.16%
78	Tajikistan	Central Asia	4,388	0.16%
79	Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	4,184	0.15%
80	Croatia	Central & Eastern Europe	4,154	0.15%
81	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	4,096	0.15%
82	Libya	Middle East & North Africa	4,076	0.15%
83	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	3,944	0.14%
84	Lithuania	Central & Eastern Europe	3,934	0.14%
85	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,694	0.13%
86	Mongolia	East Asia	3,636	0.13%
87	Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	3,588	0.13%
88	Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	3,382	0.12%
89	Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	3,356	0.12%
90	Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	3,336	0.12%
91	Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	3,006	0.11%
92	Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	2,950	0.11%
93	Oman	Middle East & North Africa	2,722	0.10%
94	Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,640	0.10%
95	Moldova	Central & Eastern Europe	2,542	0.09%
96	Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,448	0.09%
97	Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	2,432	0.09%
98	Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,372	0.09%
99	Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	2,372	0.09%
100	Slovenia	Central & Eastern Europe	2,318	0.08%
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Central & Eastern Europe	2,278	0.08%
102	Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	2,276	0.08%
103	DR Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,214	0.08%
104	Latvia	Central & Eastern Europe	2,162	0.08%
105	Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	2,140	0.08%
106	North Macedonia	Central & Eastern Europe	2,016	0.07%
107	Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,914	0.07%
108	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,912	0.07%
109	Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	1,750	0.06%
110	Albania	Central & Eastern Europe	1,634	0.06%
111	Cyprus	Western Europe	1,610	0.06%
112	Estonia	Central & Eastern Europe	1,610	0.06%
113	Cote d'Ivoire	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,552	0.06%
114	Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,420	0.05%
115	Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	1,292	0.05%
116	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,282	0.05%
117	Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,274	0.05%
118	Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,188	0.04%
119	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	1,170	0.04%
120	Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,126	0.04%
121	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,070	0.04%
122	Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,062	0.04%
123	Laos	Southeast Asia	1,024	0.04%
124	Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	956	0.03%
125	Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	796	0.03%
126	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	738	0.03%
127	Luxembourg	Western Europe	738	0.03%
128	Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	662	0.02%
129	Montenegro	Central & Eastern Europe	632	0.02%
130	Iceland	Western Europe	606	0.02%
131	Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	592	0.02%
132	Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	570	0.02%
133	Malta	Western Europe	570	0.02%
134	Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	560	0.02%
135	Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	506	0.02%
136	Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	418	0.02%
137	Maldives	South Asia	406	0.01%
138	Timor-Leste	Southeast Asia	388	0.01%
139	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	378	0.01%
140	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	366	0.01%
141	Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	362	0.01%
142	Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	358	0.01%
143	Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	330	0.01%
144	Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	326	0.01%
145	Brunei	Southeast Asia	294	0.01%
146	Fiji	Oceania	288	0.01%
147	Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	286	0.01%
148	Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	254	0.01%
149	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	248	0.01%
150	Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	238	0.01%
151	Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	216	0.01%
152	Cabo Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	162	0.01%
153	Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	152	0.01%
154	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	142	0.01%
155	Bhutan	South Asia	128	0.00%
156	Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	92	0.00%
157	Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	90	0.00%
158	Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	90	0.00%
159	Monaco	Western Europe	84	0.00%
160	Djibouti	Sub-Saharan Africa	78	0.00%
161	Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	74	0.00%
162	Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	70	0.00%
163	San Marino	Western Europe	68	0.00%
164	Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	62	0.00%
165	Samoa	Oceania	50	0.00%
166	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	40	0.00%
167	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Latin America & Caribbean	40	0.00%
168	Saint Lucia	Latin America & Caribbean	40	0.00%
169	Liechtenstein	Western Europe	26	0.00%
170	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America & Caribbean	16	0.00%

By specialty group

Specialty group	Physicians	Share
Primary & General	1,085,076	39.6%
Internal Medicine Subspecialties	257,830	9.4%
Acute, Peri-operative & Critical Care	204,598	7.5%
Diagnostic & Laboratory	197,584	7.2%
Women's & Reproductive Health	179,894	6.6%
Surgical Specialties	169,282	6.2%
Nervous System & Mental Health	141,090	5.2%
Other Recognized Fields	120,418	4.4%
Head, Neck & Sensory	113,530	4.1%
Public Health & Population	102,740	3.8%
Skin, Musculoskeletal & Rehab	81,862	3.0%
Urinary & Renal	38,218	1.4%
Pediatric Subspecialties	34,992	1.3%
Cancer Care	11,790	0.4%

All 79 specialties

Specialty	Group	Physicians	Share
General / Family Medicine	Primary & General	429,284	15.67%
Internal Medicine	Primary & General	274,268	10.01%
Pediatrics	Primary & General	196,708	7.18%
General Surgery	Primary & General	158,072	5.77%
Obstetrics & Gynecology	Women's & Reproductive Health	158,072	5.77%
Anesthesiology	Acute, Peri-operative & Critical Care	119,596	4.37%
Dentistry & Oral Specialties	Other Recognized Fields	100,166	3.66%
Cardiology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	80,960	2.96%
Psychiatry	Nervous System & Mental Health	80,960	2.96%
Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging	Diagnostic & Laboratory	80,960	2.96%
Orthopedic Surgery	Surgical Specialties	61,610	2.25%
Ophthalmology	Head, Neck & Sensory	61,610	2.25%
Pathology (Anatomical/Clinical)	Diagnostic & Laboratory	61,610	2.25%
Emergency Medicine	Acute, Peri-operative & Critical Care	61,610	2.25%
Public Health / Community Medicine	Public Health & Population	61,610	2.25%
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)	Head, Neck & Sensory	51,920	1.90%
Dermatology	Skin, Musculoskeletal & Rehab	51,920	1.90%
Neurology	Nervous System & Mental Health	42,162	1.54%
Urology	Urinary & Renal	38,218	1.40%
Geriatric Medicine	Primary & General	26,744	0.98%
Pulmonology (Respiratory)	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	26,744	0.98%
Gastroenterology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	26,744	0.98%
Endocrinology / Diabetology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	20,574	0.75%
Medical Oncology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	20,574	0.75%
Nephrology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	16,842	0.61%
Critical Care / Intensive Care	Acute, Peri-operative & Critical Care	16,842	0.61%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	Skin, Musculoskeletal & Rehab	16,842	0.61%
Infectious Diseases	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	14,440	0.53%
Microbiology	Diagnostic & Laboratory	14,440	0.53%
Preventive Medicine	Public Health & Population	14,440	0.53%
Neonatology	Pediatric Subspecialties	14,440	0.53%
Rheumatology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	11,790	0.43%
Hematology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	11,790	0.43%
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery	Surgical Specialties	11,790	0.43%
Clinical Biochemistry	Diagnostic & Laboratory	11,790	0.43%
Radiation Oncology / Radiotherapy	Cancer Care	11,790	0.43%
Occupational Medicine	Public Health & Population	11,790	0.43%
Palliative Medicine	Other Recognized Fields	11,790	0.43%
Neurosurgery	Surgical Specialties	10,466	0.38%
Clinical Immunology & Allergy	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	9,246	0.34%
Cardiothoracic Surgery	Surgical Specialties	9,246	0.34%
Vascular Surgery	Surgical Specialties	9,246	0.34%
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	Surgical Specialties	9,246	0.34%
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	Nervous System & Mental Health	9,246	0.34%
Transfusion Medicine	Diagnostic & Laboratory	9,246	0.34%
Hepatology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	7,850	0.29%
Pediatric Surgery	Surgical Specialties	7,850	0.29%
Surgical Oncology	Surgical Specialties	7,850	0.29%
Trauma Surgery	Surgical Specialties	7,850	0.29%
Interventional Radiology	Diagnostic & Laboratory	7,850	0.29%
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	Public Health & Population	7,850	0.29%
Colorectal Surgery	Surgical Specialties	6,550	0.24%
Hepatobiliary / Upper GI Surgery	Surgical Specialties	6,550	0.24%
Maternal-Fetal Medicine	Women's & Reproductive Health	6,550	0.24%
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility	Women's & Reproductive Health	6,550	0.24%
Nuclear Medicine	Diagnostic & Laboratory	6,550	0.24%
Pain Medicine	Acute, Peri-operative & Critical Care	6,550	0.24%
Venereology	Skin, Musculoskeletal & Rehab	6,550	0.24%
Sports & Exercise Medicine	Skin, Musculoskeletal & Rehab	6,550	0.24%
Addiction Medicine	Other Recognized Fields	6,550	0.24%
Sleep Medicine	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	5,138	0.19%
Clinical Pharmacology	Internal Medicine Subspecialties	5,138	0.19%
Breast Surgery	Surgical Specialties	5,138	0.19%
Hand Surgery	Surgical Specialties	5,138	0.19%
Gynecologic Oncology	Women's & Reproductive Health	5,138	0.19%
Clinical Neurophysiology	Nervous System & Mental Health	5,138	0.19%
Medical Genetics & Genomics	Diagnostic & Laboratory	5,138	0.19%
Tropical Medicine	Public Health & Population	5,138	0.19%
Pediatric Cardiology	Pediatric Subspecialties	5,138	0.19%
Pediatric Neurology	Pediatric Subspecialties	5,138	0.19%
Pediatric Oncology / Hematology	Pediatric Subspecialties	5,138	0.19%
Developmental Pediatrics	Pediatric Subspecialties	5,138	0.19%
Transplant Surgery	Surgical Specialties	3,584	0.13%
Bariatric Surgery	Surgical Specialties	3,584	0.13%
Endocrine Surgery	Surgical Specialties	3,584	0.13%
Andrology	Women's & Reproductive Health	3,584	0.13%
Forensic Psychiatry	Nervous System & Mental Health	3,584	0.13%
Aerospace / Aviation Medicine	Public Health & Population	1,912	0.07%
Hyperbaric & Undersea Medicine	Other Recognized Fields	1,912	0.07%

Definitions

Physician panel member: A licensed medical doctor who has joined the Global Vox Populi healthcare panel to take part in research.
Specialty: The member's primary specialty or sub-specialty, grouped into broad areas such as internal medicine subspecialties or surgical specialties. Each physician is counted once, under one specialty.

About this data

Figures come from Global Vox Populi's proprietary panel coverage records and show panel membership as of October 2026. They describe the people available on the Global Vox Populi panel, not the total population of physicians in each country. Countries without current panel coverage are not listed. Totals across different Global Vox Populi panels should not be added together, because some people belong to more than one panel.

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Frequently asked questions

How many physicians are on the Global Vox Populi panel?

2,738,904 physicians across 170 countries, as of October 2026.

Which country has the most physicians on the panel?

China (677,770), followed by India (212,800) and the United States (174,360).

How many physicians are on the panel in the United States?

174,360, ranking 3 of 170 countries (6.37% of the panel).

How many physicians are on the panel in the United Kingdom?

44,988, ranking 13 of 170 countries (1.64% of the panel).

How many physicians are on the panel in Germany?

76,726, ranking 6 of 170 countries (2.80% of the panel).

How many physicians are on the panel in Japan?

65,758, ranking 7 of 170 countries (2.40% of the panel).

How many physicians are on the panel in India?

212,800, ranking 2 of 170 countries (7.77% of the panel).

How many physicians are on the panel in Brazil?

100,600, ranking 5 of 170 countries (3.67% of the panel).

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