Practising physicians in Switzerland

Name: Practising physicians in Switzerland
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Switzerland had 466 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003. 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: 2003 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Switzerland, 2024 466 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +11per 100,000 people 2023: 455 per 100,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 430 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Position in 2024 12th of 32 See the full ranking

Practising physicians in Switzerland 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), 2003 to 2024
Period	Switzerland
2024	466 per 100,000 people
2023	455 per 100,000 people
2022	448 per 100,000 people
2021	444 per 100,000 people
2020	439 per 100,000 people
2019	435 per 100,000 people
2018	434 per 100,000 people
2017	430 per 100,000 people
2016	425 per 100,000 people
2015	420 per 100,000 people
2014	413 per 100,000 people
2013	404 per 100,000 people
2012	392 per 100,000 people
2011	383 per 100,000 people
2010	381 per 100,000 people
2009	383 per 100,000 people
2008	382 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007	378 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2006	379 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2005	374 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2004	369 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2003	366 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +11 from 455 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 413 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +53.
Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 12th 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: 2003 to 2024 for Switzerland
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

9 Denmark 466 per 100,000 people
10 Iceland 466 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
11 Sweden 466 per 100,000 people
12 Switzerland 466 per 100,000 people
13 Spain 464 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
14 Malta 458 per 100,000 people
15 Portugal 431 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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