Physicians in Denmark
Denmark had 4.50 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Denmark, 2021
4.50
Change from 2020
+0.12per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
3.95 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Denmark 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 | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 4.50 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 4.38 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 4.25 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 4.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 4.11 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 4.00 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 3.93 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 3.88 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 3.85 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 3.84 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 3.79 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 3.65 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 3.58 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 3.46 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 3.34 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 3.23 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 3.08 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 3.04 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 2.93 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 2.88 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.12 from 4.38 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 3.79 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.71.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
2.4 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
207 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
68.8%
2025 · Eurostat