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# Countries ranked by practising physicians per 1,000 people

Practising physicians per 1,000 people from OECD and Eurostat health statistics. It describes national workforce capacity, not whether a newcomer can register with a doctor in a particular city.

- Canonical: /reports/countries-ranked-by-physicians-per-1000/
- Last checked: 2026-09-20

## Answers

### Greece

6.58 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Portugal

5.85 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Austria

5.43 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Norway

4.97 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Germany

4.53 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Malta

4.51 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Switzerland

4.48 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Lithuania

4.47 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Australia

4.37 per 1,000
- Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_PHYS,1.1/.?startPeriod=2022&endPeriod=2023&dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Czechia

4.35 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Bulgaria

4.33 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Spain

4.29 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Italy

4.19 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Croatia

3.91 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Netherlands

3.88 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Ireland

3.88 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Slovakia

3.70 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### United States

3.68 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Romania

3.63 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### New Zealand

3.61 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Belgium

3.57 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Cyprus

3.56 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Estonia

3.47 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Hungary

3.46 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Poland

3.42 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Saudi Arabia

3.41 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Latvia

3.40 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Slovenia

3.37 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### France

3.28 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### United Kingdom

3.14 per 1,000
- Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100
- Checked: 2026-08-31

### United Arab Emirates

2.92 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Finland

2.82 per 1,000
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/hlth_rs_prs2?lang=en&freq=A&unit=HAB_P&wstatus=PRACT&med_spec=PHYS&geo=LU&geo=IS&geo=DK&geo=FI&geo=SE&time=2023
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Canada

2.81 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Japan

2.65 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### South Korea

2.61 per 1,000
- Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
- Checked: 2026-08-13

### Luxembourg

2.50 per 1,000
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/hlth_rs_prs2?lang=en&freq=A&unit=HAB_P&wstatus=PRACT&med_spec=PHYS&geo=LU&geo=IS&geo=DK&geo=FI&geo=SE&time=2023
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Sweden

2.22 per 1,000
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/hlth_rs_prs2?lang=en&freq=A&unit=HAB_P&wstatus=PRACT&med_spec=PHYS&geo=LU&geo=IS&geo=DK&geo=FI&geo=SE&time=2023
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Denmark

2.19 per 1,000
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/hlth_rs_prs2?lang=en&freq=A&unit=HAB_P&wstatus=PRACT&med_spec=PHYS&geo=LU&geo=IS&geo=DK&geo=FI&geo=SE&time=2023
- Checked: 2026-09-20

### Iceland

2.16 per 1,000
- Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/hlth_rs_prs2?lang=en&freq=A&unit=HAB_P&wstatus=PRACT&med_spec=PHYS&geo=LU&geo=IS&geo=DK&geo=FI&geo=SE&time=2023
- Checked: 2026-09-20

## Method

Require all component metrics for the same country, keep their source records, calculate physicians_per_1000, then sort descending.

## Sources

Physicians (per 1,000 people) — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
OECD Health Statistics — practising physicians — https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_EMP_REAC@DF_PHYS,1.1/?startPeriod=2022&endPeriod=2023&dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions
https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100 — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/GB/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?format=json&per_page=100
Eurostat hlth_rs_prs2 — practising physicians — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/hlth_rs_prs2?lang=en&freq=A&unit=HAB_P&wstatus=PRACT&med_spec=PHYS&geo=LU&geo=IS&geo=DK&geo=FI&geo=SE&time=2023

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Countries ranked by practising physicians per 1,000 people [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5b87f355ba254d9e7cf1c0c48a3b8e1f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-physicians-per-1000/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_countries-ranked-by-practising-physicians-per-1-000-people_019ed98ae780,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Countries ranked by practising physicians per 1,000 people},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {5b87f355ba254d9e7cf1c0c48a3b8e1f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/countries-ranked-by-physicians-per-1000/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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## Boundary

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