Physicians by NUTS 2 region in Belgium

Belgium: Physicians by NUTS 2 region was 39,951 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39,951 Number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
39,951 Number
in 2024
All-time low
28,642 Number
in 1999
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Physicians by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 1993–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1993200820241993: 34.7k Number1994: 35.5k Number1995: 35.9k Number1996: 36.6k Number1997: 37.5k Number1998: 38.1k Number1999: 28.6k Number2000: 29.0k Number2001: 29.3k Number2002: 29.5k Number2003: 29.6k Number2004: 29.9k Number2005: 30.1k Number2006: 30.4k Number2007: 30.9k Number2008: 31.3k Number2009: 31.6k Number2010: 31.8k Number2011: 32.2k Number2012: 32.6k Number2013: 33.0k Number2014: 33.4k Number2015: 34.0k Number2016: 34.8k Number2017: 35.1k Number2018: 35.8k Number2019: 36.3k Number2020: 37.1k Number2021: 37.6k Number2022: 38.1k Number2023: 39.7k Number2024: 40.0k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 39,951 Number for physicians by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 39,951 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28,642 Number, in 1999.

That places Belgium 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,284 Number 28,642 Number 38,109 Number 7
2000s 30,162 Number 28,999 Number 31,578 Number 10
2010s 33,896 Number 31,815 Number 36,343 Number 10
2020s 38,502 Number 37,089 Number 39,951 Number 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 13 Sweden 49,240 Number compare
  2. 14 Czechia 45,820 Number compare
  3. 15 Switzerland 41,929 Number compare
  4. 17 Hungary 35,526 Number compare
  5. 18 Bulgaria 30,086 Number compare
  6. 19 Norway 28,271 Number compare

See the full ranking of 278 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
Physicians by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 39,951 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest physicians by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 39,951 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest physicians by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 28,642 Number in 1999.
How does Belgium rank for physicians by nuts 2 region?
Belgium ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is physicians by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Physicians by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
278 places, 7,563 data points, 1993–2025
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