The Ministry of Health's register lists 57,503 doctors' licences in Israel.
Each doctor has a page with the licence number, the day it was registered and every specialty with its certificate.
- No specialty listed28,110
- One specialty22,622
- Two or more specialties6,771
Internal medicine has the most doctors of the 79 specialties.
- Internal medicine5,747
- Paediatrics4,182
- Family medicine3,374
- Obstetrics and gynaecology2,282
- Psychiatry1,713
- Anaesthesiology1,413
- Orthopaedic surgery1,266
- General surgery1,199
- Ophthalmology1,164
- Diagnostic radiology1,113
- Cardiology1,017
- Geriatrics711
- Neurology667
- Dermatology and venereology567
- Gastroenterology542
- Emergency medicine480
- Child and adolescent psychiatry452
- Urology438
- Haematology389
- Ear, nose and throat, and head and neck surgery381
79 specialties, each with its doctors
- Internal medicine 5,747
- Paediatrics 4,182
- Family medicine 3,374
- Obstetrics and gynaecology 2,282
- Psychiatry 1,713
- Anaesthesiology 1,413
- Orthopaedic surgery 1,266
- General surgery 1,199
- Ophthalmology 1,164
- Diagnostic radiology 1,113
- Cardiology 1,017
- Geriatrics 711
- Neurology 667
- Dermatology and venereology 567
- Gastroenterology 542
- Emergency medicine 480
- Child and adolescent psychiatry 452
- Urology 438
- Haematology 389
- Ear, nose and throat, and head and neck surgery 381
- Endocrinology 370
- Plastic and aesthetic surgery 351
- Anatomical pathology 348
- Nephrology 347
- General intensive care 340
- Medical administration 328
- Infectious diseases 309
- Lung diseases 286
- Ear, nose and throat 284
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation 275
- Paediatric neurology and child development 262
- Neonatology 237
- Rheumatology 235
- Oncology 227
- Occupational medicine 195
- Neurosurgery 180
- Pain medicine 179
- Public health 172
- Allergy and clinical immunology 170
- Paediatric endocrinology 163
- Paediatric haemato-oncology 154
- Medical genetics 153
- Oncology, medical oncology track 152
- Vascular surgery 149
- Paediatric gastroenterology 133
- Hand surgery 127
- Nuclear medicine 121
- Paediatric lung diseases 120
- Thoracic surgery 119
- Emergency medicine, paediatric track 114
- Paediatric surgery 112
- Paediatric intensive care 110
- Paediatric cardiology 98
- Paediatric neurology 90
- Paediatric nephrology 79
- Palliative medicine 69
- Oncology, radiotherapy track 64
- Clinical microbiology 40
- Thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery track 37
- Clinical pharmacology 32
- Thoracic surgery, general thoracic track 22
- Cardiothoracic surgery 22
- Metabolic diseases 20
- Rheumatology, paediatric track 18
- Forensic medicine 14
- Clinical laboratory medicine 10
- Paediatric allergy 9
- Thoracic surgery, adult cardiac track 8
- Paediatric clinical immunology 6
- Public health, epidemiology track 6
- Thoracic surgery, paediatric cardiac track 6
- Paediatric infectious diseases 5
- Public health, community services track 4
- Clinical chemistry 3
- Thoracic surgery, cardiac and general thoracic track 2
- Paediatric clinical immunology and allergy 1
- Clinical biochemistry 1
- Neuropsychiatry 1
- Emergency medicine, adult track 1
3,150 licences were registered in 2026, against 1,321 ten years before.
81 licence years, each with its doctors
- 2026 3,150
- 2025 2,627
- 2024 2,684
- 2023 2,519
- 2022 1,964
- 2021 2,072
- 2020 2,084
- 2019 1,971
- 2018 1,676
- 2017 1,515
- 2016 1,321
- 2015 1,323
- 2014 1,541
- 2013 973
- 2012 798
- 2011 747
- 2010 681
- 2009 598
- 2008 601
- 2007 596
- 2006 732
- 2005 709
- 2004 821
- 2003 944
- 2002 838
- 2001 801
- 2000 908
- 1999 911
- 1998 988
- 1997 943
- 1996 968
- 1995 1,008
- 1994 1,270
- 1993 1,529
- 1992 1,081
- 1991 791
- 1990 539
- 1989 540
- 1988 726
- 1987 643
- 1986 361
- 1985 509
- 1984 546
- 1983 536
- 1982 596
- 1981 521
- 1980 704
- 1979 416
- 1978 472
- 1977 390
- 1976 308
- 1975 351
- 1974 432
- 1973 344
- 1972 344
- 1971 235
- 1970 181
- 1969 166
- 1968 125
- 1967 77
- 1966 75
- 1965 76
- 1964 79
- 1963 84
- 1962 52
- 1961 76
- 1960 52
- 1959 42
- 1958 35
- 1957 48
- 1956 25
- 1955 16
- 1954 13
- 1953 12
- 1952 13
- 1951 27
- 1950 24
- 1949 6
- 1944 1
- 1926 1
- 1925 1
These are the questions people ask about doctors in Israel.
How many doctors are licensed in Israel?
The Ministry of Health's register lists 57,503 doctors' licences, and 29,393 of them carry at least one specialty.
Which specialty has the most doctors?
Internal medicine, with 5,747 doctors, then Paediatrics with 4,182.
Can a doctor have a page taken off?
A doctor named on a page can ask for it to be taken off, from the link at the foot of that page.
The licences and specialties are the Ministry of Health's register of doctors' licences, read on 8 November 2026. A licence issued or a specialty registered after that day may not show yet.
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