Practising physicians in Latvia

Name: Practising physicians in Latvia
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Latvia had 340 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1991. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Practising physicians Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Latvia, 2024 340 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +6per 100,000 people 2023: 334 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 420 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2024 28th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Latvia 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	Latvia
2024	340 per 100,000 people
2023	334 per 100,000 people
2022	339 per 100,000 people
2021	336 per 100,000 people
2020	334 per 100,000 people
2019	327 per 100,000 people
2018	330 per 100,000 people
2017	321 per 100,000 people
2016	321 per 100,000 people
2015	320 per 100,000 people
2014	322 per 100,000 people
2013	319 per 100,000 people
2012	314 per 100,000 people
2011	313 per 100,000 people
2010	311 per 100,000 people
2009	315 per 100,000 people
2008	323 per 100,000 people
2007	314 per 100,000 people
2006	303 per 100,000 people
2005	296 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2004	292 per 100,000 people
2003	283 per 100,000 people
2002	279 per 100,000 people
2001	269 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +6 from 334 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 322 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +19.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 28th highest value.

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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: 1990 to 2024 for Latvia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Latvia compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 32 countries with a value for 2024.

25 Finland 362 per 100,000 people
26 Estonia 358 per 100,000 people
27 Slovenia 357 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
28 Latvia 340 per 100,000 people
29 Serbia 335 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
30 Belgium 334 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
31 Liechtenstein 331 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Physicians who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. Some countries report only professionally active or licensed physicians, so those are not included here.

Population covered: Total population

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