Practising physicians in Poland

Name: Practising physicians in Poland
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Poland had 386 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.

Practising physicians Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Poland, 2024 386 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +12per 100,000 people 2023: 375 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 22nd of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Poland 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	Poland
2024	386 per 100,000 people
2023	375 per 100,000 people
2022	357 per 100,000 people
2021	351 per 100,000 people
2020	336 per 100,000 people
2019	330 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2018	236 per 100,000 people
2017	238 per 100,000 people
2016	242 per 100,000 people
2015	233 per 100,000 people
2014	231 per 100,000 people
2013	224 per 100,000 people
2012	223 per 100,000 people
2011	221 per 100,000 people
2010	219 per 100,000 people
2009	217 per 100,000 people
2008	216 per 100,000 people
2007	219 per 100,000 people
2006	218 per 100,000 people
2005	214 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2004	229 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2003	243 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2002	230 per 100,000 people
2001	227 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 +12 from 375 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 231 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +156. 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, Poland has the 22nd 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: 1960 to 2024 for Poland
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

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
23 Romania 381 per 100,000 people
24 Hungary 372 per 100,000 people
25 Finland 362 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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