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Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Practising physicians (physicians per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period PortugalSpain
2024 431 per 100,000 people 464 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2023 424 per 100,000 people 439 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2022 423 per 100,000 people 433 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2021 419 per 100,000 people 449 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2020 – 457 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2019 – 441 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2018 – 402 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2017 – 388 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2016 – 383 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 – 385 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 – 380 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 – 381 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2012 – 382 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 – 384 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2010 – 376 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2009 – 360 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2008 – 354 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2007 – 356 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2006 – 362 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2005 – 355 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2004 – 344 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2003 – 322 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2002 – 313 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2001 – 314 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)

Flags: de definition differs (see metadata), estimated; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
hlth_rs_prs2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=P_HTHAB wstatus=PRACT med_spec=PHYS
Observation period
1960 to 2025
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat