Practising physicians in Estonia

Name: Practising physicians in Estonia
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Estonia had 358 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1984. 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: 1960 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Estonia, 2024 358 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +10per 100,000 people 2023: 348 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 26th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Estonia 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	Estonia
2024	358 per 100,000 people
2023	348 per 100,000 people
2022	347 per 100,000 people
2021	343 per 100,000 people
2020	348 per 100,000 people
2019	347 per 100,000 people
2018	348 per 100,000 people
2017	347 per 100,000 people
2016	346 per 100,000 people
2015	341 per 100,000 people
2014	336 per 100,000 people
2013	333 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2012	328 per 100,000 people
2011	329 per 100,000 people
2010	324 per 100,000 people
2009	328 per 100,000 people
2008	334 per 100,000 people
2007	326 per 100,000 people
2006	318 per 100,000 people
2005	314 per 100,000 people
2004	302 per 100,000 people
2003	300 per 100,000 people
2002	296 per 100,000 people
2001	278 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 +10 from 348 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 336 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +22.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 26th 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 Estonia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

23 Romania 381 per 100,000 people
24 Hungary 372 per 100,000 people
25 Finland 362 per 100,000 people
26 Estonia 358 per 100,000 people
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))

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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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