Physicians in Sweden
Sweden had 4.41 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Sweden, 2021
4.41
Change from 2020
+0.09per 1,000 people
European Union, 2022
4.15 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
3.95 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Sweden 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 | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 4.15 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 4.41 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 4.32 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 4.29 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 4.32 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 4.27 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 4.23 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 4.17 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 4.11 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 4.04 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2012 | 3.97 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 3.89 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 3.81 per 1,000 people | 3.47 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 3.75 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2008 | 3.68 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 3.63 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2006 | 3.54 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 3.45 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 3.37 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2003 | 3.28 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2002 | 3.21 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2001 | 3.12 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | 3.03 per 1,000 people | 3.07 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 2.97 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.09 from 4.32 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 3.89 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.52.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
1.9 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
187 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.6%
2025 · Eurostat