Practising physicians in United Kingdom

Name: Practising physicians in United Kingdom
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United Kingdom had 294 practising physicians per 100,000 people in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960. 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: 1960 to 2019 Source: Eurostat

The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.

United Kingdom, 2019 294 Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2018 +10per 100,000 people 2018: 284 per 100,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 375 per 100,000 people Middle value of 23 countries

Practising physicians in United Kingdom 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 2019
Period	United Kingdom
2019	294 per 100,000 people
2018	284 per 100,000 people
2017	281 per 100,000 people
2016	278 per 100,000 people
2015	277 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2014	275 per 100,000 people
2013	271 per 100,000 people
2012	270 per 100,000 people
2011	269 per 100,000 people
2010	265 per 100,000 people
2009	264 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2008	257 per 100,000 people
2007	248 per 100,000 people
2006	245 per 100,000 people
2005	240 per 100,000 people
2004	232 per 100,000 people
2003	219 per 100,000 people
2002	210 per 100,000 people
2001	203 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 +10 from 284 per 100,000 people in 2018.
Since 2009, when it was 264 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +30. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

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Source and dates

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: 1960 to 2019 for United Kingdom
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat