France vs Germany: Physicians by category

France
94,773
in 2024
Germany
90,452
in 2024
France rank
1st
Germany rank
2nd

Physicians by category over time

  • France
  • Germany
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072024

How they compare

France currently reports 94,773 against 90,452 in Germany, a difference of 4,321.

Across all 34 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 2nd of 47 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 96,472 65,224 31,247 France
2000s 102,246 70,958 31,288 France
2010s 94,666 78,339 16,327 France
2020s 93,922 85,607 8,316 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physicians by category, France or Germany?
France, at 94,773 against 90,452 in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in physicians by category between France and Germany?
4,321, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do France and Germany rank globally for physicians by category?
France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 2nd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Physicians by category. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Germany: Physicians by category. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/physicians-by-category/france/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/physicians-by-category/france/germany/">France vs Germany: Physicians by category</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Physicians by category
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,251 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed