Practising physicians in Czechia

Name: Practising physicians in Czechia
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Czechia had 429 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.

Practising physicians Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Czechia, 2024 429 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +8per 100,000 people 2023: 422 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 16th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Czechia 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	Czechia
2024	429 per 100,000 people
2023	422 per 100,000 people
2022	422 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2021	426 per 100,000 people
2020	414 per 100,000 people
2019	407 per 100,000 people
2018	404 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2013	369 per 100,000 people
2012	367 per 100,000 people
2011	364 per 100,000 people
2010	360 per 100,000 people
2009	358 per 100,000 people
2008	356 per 100,000 people
2007	357 per 100,000 people
2006	357 per 100,000 people
2005	356 per 100,000 people
2004	352 per 100,000 people
2003	353 per 100,000 people
2002	351 per 100,000 people
2001	345 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 +8 from 422 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2010, when it was 360 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +70. 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, Czechia has the 16th 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: 1970 to 2024 for Czechia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

13 Spain 464 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
14 Malta 458 per 100,000 people
15 Portugal 431 per 100,000 people
16 Czechia 429 per 100,000 people
17 Croatia 410 per 100,000 people
18 Luxembourg 409 per 100,000 people
19 Netherlands 396 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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