Physicians in Spain
Spain had 4.29 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022.
Spain, 2022
4.29
Change from 2021
−0.16per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
3.88 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Spain over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.29 per 1,000 people | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 4.46 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 4.55 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 4.38 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 4.00 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 3.85 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 3.80 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 3.83 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 3.78 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 3.79 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 3.80 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 3.81 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 3.58 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 3.52 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 3.54 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 3.60 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 3.52 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 3.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 3.11 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 3.11 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 3.10 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 3.02 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.16 from 4.46 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 3.80 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.49.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 4.15 per 1,000 people.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
2.9 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
70.0%
2025 · Eurostat