Practising physicians in Netherlands

Name: Practising physicians in Netherlands
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Netherlands had 396 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2014. 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: 2014 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Netherlands, 2024 396 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +1per 100,000 people 2023: 394 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 19th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Netherlands 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), 2014 to 2024
Period	Netherlands
2024	396 per 100,000 people
2023	394 per 100,000 people
2022	394 per 100,000 people
2021	392 per 100,000 people
2020	385 per 100,000 people
2019	375 per 100,000 people
2018	367 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2017	360 per 100,000 people
2016	354 per 100,000 people
2015	349 per 100,000 people
2014	343 per 100,000 people

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

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In short

That is a change of +1 from 394 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 343 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +53. 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, Netherlands has the 19th highest value.

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Hospital beds 221 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Physicians 3.88 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 81.9 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.6% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 10.2%p 2025 · Eurostat

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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: 2014 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

16 Czechia 429 per 100,000 people
17 Croatia 410 per 100,000 people
18 Luxembourg 409 per 100,000 people
19 Netherlands 396 per 100,000 people
20 France 394 per 100,000 people
21 Ireland 388 per 100,000 people
22 Poland 386 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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