Practising physicians in Denmark

Name: Practising physicians in Denmark
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Denmark had 466 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980. 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: 1980 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Denmark, 2024 466 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +11per 100,000 people 2023: 456 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 9th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Denmark 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	Denmark
2024	466 per 100,000 people
2023	456 per 100,000 people
2022	448 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2021	450 per 100,000 people
2020	438 per 100,000 people
2019	425 per 100,000 people
2018	420 per 100,000 people
2017	411 per 100,000 people
2016	400 per 100,000 people
2015	393 per 100,000 people
2014	388 per 100,000 people
2013	385 per 100,000 people
2012	384 per 100,000 people
2011	379 per 100,000 people
2010	373 per 100,000 people
2009	365 per 100,000 people
2008	358 per 100,000 people
2007	346 per 100,000 people
2006	342 per 100,000 people
2005	333 per 100,000 people
2004	323 per 100,000 people
2003	308 per 100,000 people
2002	304 per 100,000 people
2001	293 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 +11 from 456 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 388 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +79. 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, Denmark has the 9th 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: 1980 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

6 Germany 475 per 100,000 people
7 Bulgaria 467 per 100,000 people
8 Lithuania 467 per 100,000 people
9 Denmark 466 per 100,000 people
10 Iceland 466 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
11 Sweden 466 per 100,000 people
12 Switzerland 466 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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