Practising physicians in Belgium

Name: Practising physicians in Belgium
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Belgium had 334 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Practising physicians Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.

Belgium, 2024 334b Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 −3per 100,000 people 2023: 337 per 100,000 people Break in series at 2024: part of this change may come from a change in method.

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 420 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2024 30th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Belgium over time

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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	Belgium
2024	334 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2023	337 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2022	326 per 100,000 people
2021	325 per 100,000 people
2020	321 per 100,000 people
2019	316 per 100,000 people
2018	313 per 100,000 people
2017	308 per 100,000 people
2016	307 per 100,000 people
2015	302 per 100,000 people
2014	298 per 100,000 people
2013	296 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2012	293 per 100,000 people
2011	292 per 100,000 people
2010	291 per 100,000 people
2009	292 per 100,000 people
2008	292 per 100,000 people
2007	291 per 100,000 people
2006	289 per 100,000 people
2005	287 per 100,000 people
2004	287 per 100,000 people
2003	286 per 100,000 people
2002	286 per 100,000 people
2001	285 per 100,000 people

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −3 from 337 per 100,000 people in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
Since 2014, when it was 298 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +37. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 30th highest value.

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Original producer: 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 2024 for Belgium
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Belgium compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2024.

27 Slovenia 357 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
28 Latvia 340 per 100,000 people
29 Serbia 335 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
30 Belgium 334 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
31 Liechtenstein 331 per 100,000 people
32 Montenegro 285 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Physicians who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Some countries report only professionally active or licensed physicians, so those are not included here.

Population covered: Total population

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