Physicians in France
France had 3.28 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2010.
France, 2022
3.28
Change from 2021
+0.02per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
3.88 per 1,000 people
Physicians in France 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 | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.28 per 1,000 people | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 3.26 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 3.25 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 3.24 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 3.21 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 3.22 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 3.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 3.18 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 3.17 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 3.16 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 3.14 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 3.12 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 3.35 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 3.34 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 3.41 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 3.41 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 3.41 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 3.40 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 3.38 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 3.36 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 3.33 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 3.31 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.02 from 3.26 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 3.14 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.14.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 4.15 per 1,000 people.
More for France
All statistics for France
Practising physicians
394 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
5.7 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.0p (Provisional) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.8%
2025 · Eurostat