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Physicians by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
397,042
Germany
Lowest
140
Liechtenstein
Median
22,147
Years covered
33
1993–2025
Data points
7,922

What the numbers show

Physicians by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 397,042 in Germany; the lowest is 140 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 22,147, and the mean is 62,900.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,836.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 66.0%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 7.4%).

Physicians by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 397,042 2024 up 19.3% rising
2 Italy 339,256 2024 up 43.8% rising
3 France 270,874 2024 up 32.1% rising
4 Spain 226,667 2024 up 28.3% rising
5 Türkiye 221,133 2024 up 63.1% rising
6 Metropolitan France 220,843 2020 up 6.5% rising
7 Poland 141,193 2024 up 61.0% rising
7 Poland 141,193 2024 up 61.0% rising
9 Romania 72,647 2024 up 35.2% rising
10 Netherlands 71,184 2024 up 23.2% rising
10 Netherlands 71,184 2024 up 23.2% rising
12 Greece 69,937 2024 up 9.4% rising
13 Portugal 61,423 2023 up 37.9% rising
14 Austria 53,055 2025 up 21.2% rising
15 Sweden 49,240 2024 up 23.6% rising
16 Czechia 45,820 2023 up 15.0% rising
17 Switzerland 41,929 2024 up 24.1% rising
18 Belgium 39,951 2024 up 19.8% rising
19 Hungary 35,526 2024 up 8.3% falling
20 Bulgaria 30,086 2024 up 4.7% rising
21 Norway 28,271 2024 up 24.2% rising
22 Denmark 27,878 2024 up 27.4% rising
23 Ireland 22,257 2025 up 51.8% rising
24 Serbia 22,037 2024 up 0.6% flat
24 Serbia 22,037 2024 up 0.6% flat
26 Slovakia 21,403 2024 up 15.2% rising
26 Slovakia 21,403 2024 up 15.2% rising
28 Finland 20,351 2024 up 14.5% rising
29 Croatia 15,865 2024 up 19.3% rising
29 Croatia 15,865 2024 up 19.3% rising
31 Lithuania 13,487 2024 up 6.8% flat
31 Lithuania 13,487 2024 up 6.8% flat
33 Slovenia 7,593 2024 up 32.9% rising
33 Slovenia 7,593 2024 up 32.9% rising
35 Latvia 6,253 2019 down 7.4% falling
35 Latvia 6,253 2019 down 7.4% falling
37 Estonia 4,603 2019 up 5.1% flat
37 Estonia 4,603 2019 up 5.1% flat
39 Cyprus 3,768 2019 up 66.0% rising
40 Luxembourg 1,780 2017 up 38.2% rising
41 Montenegro 1,698 2019 up 31.4% rising
42 Guadeloupe 1,519 2024 up 59.7% rising
43 Martinique 1,424 2024 up 47.9% rising
44 Iceland 1,404 2019 up 20.8% rising
45 Mayotte 260 2024 up 60.5% rising
46 Liechtenstein 140 2020 up 34.6% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Physicians by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
291 places, 7,922 data points, 1993–2025
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