Physician density in select countries 2019

Published by
Frédéric Michas,
Apr 14, 2022
In 2019, Austria was the country with the highest practicing physician density at 5.3 practicing physicians per thousand population. The OECD average is at 3.6 physicians per thousand population while countries like Canada and the United States both have lower than average physician density at 2.7 and 2.6 respectively.

Physician density in select countries as of 2019 (per 1,000 population)

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Release date

November 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Special properties

practising physicians

Supplementary notes

Data are from 2019 or latest year available.
1) Data refer to all doctors licensed to practice, resulting in a large over-estimation of the number of practicing doctors (e.g. of around 30% in Portugal).
2) Data include not only doctors providing direct care to patients but also those working in the health sector as managers, educators, researchers, etc. (adding another 5-10% of doctors).
3) In Finland, the latest data refer to 2014 only.

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