Practising physicians in France

France had 394 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Practising physicians Unit: Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
France, 2024 394 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +5per 100,000 people 2023: 389 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 420 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 20th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in France 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 France
2024 394 per 100,000 people
2023 389 per 100,000 people
2022 382 per 100,000 people
2021 378 per 100,000 people
2020 374 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2019 316 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2018 314 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2017 314 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2016 312 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2015 311 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2014 309 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2013 308 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2012 307 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2011 306 per 100,000 peoplebd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2010 304 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2009 303 per 100,000 peoplebde (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2008 307 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2007 307 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2006 309 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2005 310 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2004 310 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2003 308 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2002 307 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2001 305 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)

Flags: de definition differs (see metadata), estimated; bde break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), estimated; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata); b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +5 from 389 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 309 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +85. 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, France has the 20th highest value.

Source and dates

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
2000 to 2024 for France
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat