Physicians by category in Poland
Poland: Physicians by category was 39,425 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Physicians by category in Poland, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 39,425 for physicians by category in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 186.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians by category in Poland peaked at 39,425 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,645, in 2012.
That places Poland 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Physicians by category in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17,092 | — |
| 2009 | 16,937 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 17,484 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 14,525 | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 12,645 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 12,846 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13,744 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 14,618 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 16,052 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 15,908 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19,810 | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 33,238 | +67.8% |
| 2020 | 32,653 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 33,409 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 33,955 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 37,963 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 39,425 | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians by category in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +67.8% | 19,810 | 33,238 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,014 | 16,937 | 17,092 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17,087 | 12,645 | 33,238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,481 | 32,653 | 39,425 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 5 United Kingdom 51,096 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 51,096 compare
- 7 Spain 45,637 compare
- 8 Poland 39,425 compare
- 10 Netherlands 32,464 compare
- 10 Netherlands 32,464 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians by category in Poland?
- Physicians by category in Poland was 39,425 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest physicians by category recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,425 in 2024.
- What is the lowest physicians by category recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,645 in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for physicians by category?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is physicians by category rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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