Table 1.

Characteristics of all physicians and of physicians where the educational background for both parents was known

	Physicians in study population (n=47 400)*	Physicians with educational background known for both parents (n=27 788)†
Born in Sweden	61.1 (28 982)	92.8 (25 784)
Born in Europe (excluding Sweden)	22.7 (10 757)	3.1 (863)
Born in Asia	12.3 (5843)	3.3 (905)
Born in Africa	1.6 (751)	0.3 (87)
Year of birth (median)	1972	1973
Women	49.7 (23 554)	51.3 (14 253)

Data are percentage (number) unless stated otherwise.

^*The study population comprised all individuals with a completed medical degree born in 1950-90 and living in Sweden at some time during 2001-16.

^†The study population was restricted to individuals where the educational background for both parents was known.