Practising physicians in Cyprus

Cyprus had 550 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Practising physicians Unit: Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Cyprus, 2024 550 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +15per 100,000 people 2023: 535 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 420 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 4th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Cyprus 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 Cyprus
2024 550 per 100,000 people
2023 535 per 100,000 people
2022 504 per 100,000 people
2021 479 per 100,000 people
2020 458 per 100,000 people
2019 420 per 100,000 people
2018 401 per 100,000 people
2017 380 per 100,000 people
2016 370 per 100,000 people
2015 353 per 100,000 people
2014 335 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2013 320 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2012 302 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2011 297 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2010 289 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2009 281 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2008 278 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2007 276 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2006 256 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2005 264 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2004 265 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 258 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 259 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 262 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

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

In short

  • That is a change of +15 from 535 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 335 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +215. 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, Cyprus has the 4th highest value.

Source and dates

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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
1970 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat