Practising physicians in Hungary
Hungary had 372 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Hungary, 2024
372
Change from 2023
+9per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
420 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
24th of 32
Practising physicians in Hungary 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.
| Period | Hungary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 372 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 362 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 348 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 333 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 317 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 352 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 341 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 335 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 323 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 311 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 333 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 322 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 309 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 296 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 287 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 302 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 309 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 280 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2006 | 304 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | 278 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 334 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | 325 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | 319 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2001 | 289 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +9 from 362 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 333 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +38. 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, Hungary has the 24th highest value.
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