Practising physicians in Norway

Name: Practising physicians in Norway
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Norway had 507 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970. 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: 1970 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Norway, 2024 507 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +10per 100,000 people 2023: 497 per 100,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 430 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Position in 2024 5th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Norway 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	Norway
2024	507 per 100,000 people
2023	497 per 100,000 people
2022	491 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2021	477 per 100,000 people
2020	468 per 100,000 people
2019	458 per 100,000 people
2018	447 per 100,000 people
2017	435 per 100,000 people
2016	422 per 100,000 people
2015	409 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2014	443 per 100,000 people
2013	431 per 100,000 people
2012	423 per 100,000 people
2011	419 per 100,000 people
2010	411 per 100,000 people
2009	405 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2008	395 per 100,000 people
2007	384 per 100,000 people
2006	373 per 100,000 people
2005	356 per 100,000 people
2004	340 per 100,000 people
2003	323 per 100,000 people
2002	322 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2001	354 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 +10 from 497 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 443 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +64. 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, Norway has the 5th 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: 1970 to 2024 for Norway
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

2 Italy 575 per 100,000 people
3 Austria 564 per 100,000 people
4 Cyprus 550 per 100,000 people
5 Norway 507 per 100,000 people
6 Germany 475 per 100,000 people
7 Bulgaria 467 per 100,000 people
8 Lithuania 467 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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