Physicians in Europe

34 countries in Europe, 2022. Unit: per 1,000 people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
6.58 /1,000
Greece
Median country
4.17 /1,000
half above, half below
World
1.86 /1,000
World Bank aggregate
Range
2.81 to 6.58
Montenegro - Greece

How to read it

Across 34 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Greece (6.58 /1,000) and the lowest in Montenegro (2.81 /1,000).

The median country is at 4.17 /1,000: half are above, half below.

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

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Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Country data · via World Bank WDI (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS) · licence

Physicians over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Greece6.58
2Portugal5.85
3Austria5.43
4Andorra5.16
5Russia5.11
6Norway4.91
7Belarus4.67
8San Marino4.66
9Germany4.53
10Malta4.51
11Switzerland4.48
12Lithuania4.47
13Iceland4.44
14Czechia4.35
15Bulgaria4.33
16Spain4.29
17Italy4.19
18Moldova4.15
19Croatia3.91
20Netherlands3.88
21Slovakia3.70
22Romania3.63
23Belgium3.57
24Estonia3.47
25Hungary3.46
26Poland3.42
27Latvia3.40
28Slovenia3.37
29Ireland3.36
30France3.28
31United Kingdom3.14
32Serbia3.10
33North Macedonia2.94
34Montenegro2.81
World Bank, WDI · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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