Physicians in Ireland
Ireland had 3.88 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023.
Ireland, 2023
3.88
Change from 2022
+0.51per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2020
3.74 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.88 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | 3.36 per 1,000 people | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 4.03 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 3.46 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 3.32 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 3.28 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 3.26 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 3.19 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 3.12 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 3.01 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 3.93 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 3.95 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 4.10 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 4.13 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 4.00 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 3.95 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 3.84 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 3.63 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 3.53 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 2.74 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 2.57 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 2.40 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 2.37 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 2.26 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.51 from 3.36 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 3.93 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.05.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Practising physicians
409 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
3.0 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
293 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
79.4%
2025 · Eurostat