Physicians in Belgium
Belgium had 3.57 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 1998.
Belgium, 2022
3.57
Change from 2021
+0.04per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
3.88 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Belgium over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.57 per 1,000 people | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 3.54 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 3.51 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 3.36 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 3.29 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 3.28 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 3.22 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 3.16 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 3.13 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 2.93 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 2.92 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 2.92 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 2.92 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 2.91 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 2.89 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 2.87 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 2.87 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 2.86 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 2.86 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 2.85 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 2.83 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 2.80 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 from 3.54 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 2.93 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.64.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 4.15 per 1,000 people.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Practising physicians
334b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
5.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.9%
2025 · Eurostat