Physicians by category in Poland
Poland: Physicians by category was 39,425 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Physicians by category in Poland, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians by category in Poland is 39,425 Number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is 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 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,645 Number, in 2012.
Poland ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, 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 | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17,092 Number | — |
| 2009 | 16,937 Number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 17,484 Number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 14,525 Number | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 12,645 Number | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 12,846 Number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13,744 Number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 14,618 Number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 16,052 Number | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 15,908 Number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19,810 Number | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 33,238 Number | +67.8% |
| 2020 | 32,653 Number | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 33,409 Number | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 33,955 Number | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 37,963 Number | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 39,425 Number | +3.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 39,425 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,220 Number, 6.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 39,425 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,380 Number, 6.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 Number | 33,238 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,014 Number | 16,937 Number | 17,092 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 17,087 Number | 12,645 Number | 33,238 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,481 Number | 32,653 Number | 39,425 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 5 United Kingdom 51,096 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 51,096 Number compare
- 7 Spain 45,637 Number compare
- 8 Poland 39,425 Number compare
- 10 Netherlands 32,464 Number compare
- 10 Netherlands 32,464 Number compare
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians by category in Poland?
- Physicians by category in Poland was 39,425 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest physicians by category recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,425 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest physicians by category recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,645 Number in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for physicians by category?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 45 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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