Physicians in Finland

Finland had 3.61 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021.

Measure: Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Physicians per 1,000 people Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Finland, 2021 3.61 Physicians per 1,000 people
Change from 2020 0per 1,000 people 2020: 3.61 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022 4.15 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Finland (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 3.95 per 1,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Physicians in Finland over time

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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Physicians per 1,000 people (WHO) (physicians per 1,000 people), 1999 to 2022
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2022 – 4.15 per 1,000 people
2021 3.61 per 1,000 people –
2020 3.61 per 1,000 people –
2019 3.57 per 1,000 people –
2018 3.46 per 1,000 people –
2017 3.44 per 1,000 people –
2016 3.42 per 1,000 people –
2015 3.42 per 1,000 people –
2014 3.45 per 1,000 people –
2013 3.39 per 1,000 people –
2012 3.56 per 1,000 people –
2011 3.54 per 1,000 people –
2010 3.44 per 1,000 people 3.47 per 1,000 people
2009 3.78 per 1,000 people –
2008 3.74 per 1,000 people –
2007 3.73 per 1,000 people –
2006 3.69 per 1,000 people –
2005 3.67 per 1,000 people –
2004 3.65 per 1,000 people –
2003 2.56 per 1,000 people –
2002 2.53 per 1,000 people –
2001 2.50 per 1,000 people –
2000 2.50 per 1,000 people 3.07 per 1,000 people
1999 3.67 per 1,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 3.61 per 1,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 3.54 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.07.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Finland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Statistics; OECD