Practising physicians
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.
32 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.
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Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 550 per 100,000 people | 458 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 535 per 100,000 people | 455 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 504 per 100,000 people | 449 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 479 per 100,000 people | 435 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 458 per 100,000 people | 419 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 420 per 100,000 people | 403 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 401 per 100,000 people | 398 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 380 per 100,000 people | 397 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 370 per 100,000 people | 383 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 353 per 100,000 people | 368 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 335 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 361 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 320 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 345 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 302 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 329 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 297 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 317 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 289 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 309 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 281 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) | 305 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 278 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2007 | 276 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2006 | 256 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2005 | 264 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2004 | 265 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2003 | 258 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2002 | 259 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2001 | 262 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); de definition differs (see metadata), estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- Among the 32 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Greece (627 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Montenegro (285 per 100,000 people).
- Half of the countries are above 420 per 100,000 people and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 26 countries and fell in 3.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Greece 627 per 100,000 people
- 2 Italy 575 per 100,000 people
- 3 Austria 564 per 100,000 people
- 4 Cyprus 550 per 100,000 people
- 5 Norway 507 per 100,000 people
- 6 Germany 475 per 100,000 people
- 7 Bulgaria 467 per 100,000 people
- 8 Lithuania 467 per 100,000 people
- 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
- 16 Czechia 429 per 100,000 people
- 17 Croatia 410 per 100,000 people
- 18 Luxembourg 409 per 100,000 people
- 19 Netherlands 396 per 100,000 people
- 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
- 27 Slovenia 357 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 28 Latvia 340 per 100,000 people
- 29 Serbia 335 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 30 Belgium 334 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
- 31 Liechtenstein 331 per 100,000 people
- 32 Montenegro 285 per 100,000 people
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.