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Practising physicians in Iceland

Iceland had 466 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.

Measure: Practising physicians Unit: Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
Iceland, 2024 466d (Definition differs) Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +16per 100,000 people 2023: 450 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 430 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries
Position in 2024 10th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Iceland 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 Iceland
2024 466 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 450 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 439 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 438 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2020 432 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2019 389 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2018 389 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2017 387 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2016 385 per 100,000 peoplebd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2015 378 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2014 364 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2013 361 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2012 356 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2011 350 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2010 359 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2009 365 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2008 364 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2007 361 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2006 360 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2005 361 per 100,000 peoplebd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2004 362 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 362 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 358 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 347 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

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

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In short

  • That is a change of +16 from 450 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 364 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +102.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 10th highest value.

More for Iceland

All statistics for Iceland
Hospital beds 257 per 100,000 people 2023 · Eurostat Physicians 4.37 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 82.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 72.0% 2021 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 9.2%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat

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
1960 to 2024 for Iceland
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat