Practising physicians by country, 2024
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 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Greece (627 per 100,000 people). Lowest: Montenegro (285 per 100,000 people). The median is 420 per 100,000 people.
Highest 10
- 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))
Lowest 10
- 32. Montenegro 285 per 100,000 people
- 31. Liechtenstein 331 per 100,000 people
- 30. Belgium 334 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
- 29. Serbia 335 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 28. Latvia 340 per 100,000 people
- 27. Slovenia 357 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 26. Estonia 358 per 100,000 people
- 25. Finland 362 per 100,000 people
- 24. Hungary 372 per 100,000 people
- 23. Romania 381 per 100,000 people
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Source: Eurostat.
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.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 627 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 2 | Italy | 575 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 3 | Austria | 564 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 4 | Cyprus | 550 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 5 | Norway | 507 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 6 | Germany | 475 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 467 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 8 | Lithuania | 467 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 9 | Denmark | 466 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 10 | Iceland | 466 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2024 | |
| 11 | Sweden | 466 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 12 | Switzerland | 466 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 13 | Spain | 464 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 2024 | |
| 14 | Malta | 458 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 15 | Portugal | 431 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 16 | Czechia | 429 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 17 | Croatia | 410 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 409 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 19 | Netherlands | 396 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 20 | France | 394 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 21 | Ireland | 388 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 22 | Poland | 386 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 23 | Romania | 381 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 24 | Hungary | 372 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 25 | Finland | 362 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 26 | Estonia | 358 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 357 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2024 | |
| 28 | Latvia | 340 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 29 | Serbia | 335 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2024 | |
| 30 | Belgium | 334 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) | 2024 | |
| 31 | Liechtenstein | 331 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 32 | Montenegro | 285 per 100,000 people | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by Eurostat; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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