Physicians by sex and age in Finland
Finland: Physicians by sex and age was 20,751 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20,751
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
29th
of 49 countries
All-time high
20,751
in 2025
All-time low
12,240
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Physicians by sex and age in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 20,751 for physicians by sex and age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians by sex and age in Finland peaked at 20,751 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,240, in 2000.
That places Finland 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Physicians by sex and age in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,240 | — |
| 2001 | 12,864 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 13,028 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 13,415 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13,742 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 14,253 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14,438 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 14,851 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 15,250 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 15,531 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 16,239 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 16,512 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,002 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17,325 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17,769 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17,944 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18,155 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18,321 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18,463 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18,680 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18,874 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 18,916 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 19,130 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 19,789 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 20,351 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 20,751 | +2.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 20,751 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,271, 73% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Finland's 20,751 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,806, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,961 | 12,240 | 15,531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,641 | 16,239 | 18,680 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,635 | 18,874 | 20,751 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians by sex and age in Finland?
- Physicians by sex and age in Finland was 20,751 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest physicians by sex and age recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,751 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physicians by sex and age recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,240 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for physicians by sex and age?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physicians by sex and age rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).