Physicians employed in Europe in 2020

In 2020, there were over 610 thousand practicing physicians in Russia, the largest number recorded in Europe. This statistic displays the number of practicing physicians employed in hospitals in Europe in 2020.

Number of practicing physicians employed in Europe in 2020, by country

Characteristic	Number of employees
Russia*	610,249
Germany	371,556
Italy	237,844
Spain	216,766
France	214,315
United Kingdom	203,529
Poland*	125,349
Netherlands	66,870
Austria	47,674
Sweden*	44,046
Czech Republic	43,810
Switzerland	37,911
Belgium	37,089
Hungary	30,610
Norway	27,361
Denmark*	24,715
Finland**	19,195
Ireland	17,231
Lithuania	12,529
Slovenia	6,944
Latvia	6,346
Estonia	4,626
Luxembourg***	1,780
Iceland	1,583

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Values for Czech Republic, Poland, and the United Kingdom are estimated values. Values for Hungry and Poland represents a break in the series.
* 2019 data.
** 2018 data.
*** 2017 data.

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