Practising physicians in Romania

Name: Practising physicians in Romania
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Romania had 381 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1999. 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: 1999 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Romania, 2024 381 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +9per 100,000 people 2023: 372 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 23rd of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Romania 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	Romania
2024	381 per 100,000 people
2023	372 per 100,000 people
2022	365 per 100,000 people
2021	351 per 100,000 people
2020	333 per 100,000 people
2019	319 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2018	305 per 100,000 people
2017	293 per 100,000 people
2016	284 per 100,000 people
2015	277 per 100,000 people
2014	270 per 100,000 people
2013	264 per 100,000 people
2012	261 per 100,000 people
2011	254 per 100,000 people
2010	251 per 100,000 people
2009	238 per 100,000 people
2008	232 per 100,000 people
2007	219 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006	220 per 100,000 people
2005	220 per 100,000 people
2004	210 per 100,000 people
2003	201 per 100,000 people
2002	196 per 100,000 people
2001	197 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 +9 from 372 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 270 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +111. 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, Romania has the 23rd 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: 1999 to 2024 for Romania
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

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
26 Estonia 358 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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