Practising physicians in Portugal
Portugal had 431 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.
Portugal, 2024
431
Change from 2023
+8per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
420 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
15th of 32
Practising physicians in Portugal 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.
| Period | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 431 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 424 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 423 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 419 per 100,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +8 from 424 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2021, when it was 419 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +12.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 15th highest value.
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All statistics for Portugal
Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Physicians
5.85 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
52.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat